Tanya Collins:
Your Psychology Guide
A new language to understand why you feel stuck in repeating loops.
Tanya Collins spends her working life listening carefully to other people's stories. As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, qualified in 2008, she helps individuals make sense of where they have come from and why certain patterns keep recurring.
Her career began in neuro-rehabilitation and forensic mental health. Working alongside men and women with long, difficult histories profoundly shaped her. She learned the importance of understanding people rather than reducing them to labels.
At 2 Together, we believe in bridging the gap between professional expertise and everyday life. Tanya brings this philosophy to all her work.
Extensive experience in complex NHS services.
A commitment to seeing the whole person.
Helping you understand the tape playing in your head.
She found her professional home in 2004 when she first encountered this structured approach to emotional difficulties. This framework explains why certain patterns repeat and how change happens at a deeper level.
Tanya Collins And Her Approach To Life
Professional Background
Tanya Collins has trained in various therapeutic approaches over the years. She values the therapeutic relationship as a central part of change. People do best when they feel understood, taken seriously, and met with warmth and honesty.
She brings curiosity, care, and her own humanity into the room alongside thoughtful, ethical practice. She continues to undertake psychological risk assessments in medico-legal contexts, work she genuinely loves for the complexity and care required.
Life Beyond The Clinic
Outside of work, family and friendships matter most. Tanya Collins strives to be a good mother, partner, friend, daughter, and sister. She loves being with people, having long conversations, spending time in the pub with friends, and enjoying good food. Eating is a passion; she often goes to sleep thinking about breakfast the next day.
Music is another constant companion. She is a lifelong Arsenal supporter, bringing hope and emotional investment to the game. She enjoys reading, cryptic crosswords, and watching numerous property programmes.
Handling Everyday Pressures
Tanya Collins understands the realities of modern pressure firsthand. She spends time thinking about her weight and intensely dislikes exercise. She forces herself to work out four or five times a week without ever experiencing an endorphin rush. Her head is often loud and busy with guilt and anxiety. She questions herself frequently as a wife, a mother, and a professional.
She also carries the quiet, ordinary loss of her beautiful, brave mother every day. As an Irish mammy, she keeps her mother deeply in her heart. This personal understanding of grief, juggling responsibilities, and facing an inner critic informs every aspect of her work.
Tanya Collins Invites You To Begin Today
Listen And Reflect
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Casual Listening
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Deeper Reflection
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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Tanya Collins began working in neuro-rehabilitation with individuals facing acquired brain injuries. She then transitioned into forensic mental health, working in secure and community settings. These environments taught her to see the person behind the label.
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Tanya Collins believes people thrive when they feel understood and met with warmth. She focuses on replacing self-criticism with curiosity. Her goal involves helping women stop feeling burnt out and start understanding their repeating loops.
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On this platform, Tanya Collins provides educational content and reflection rather than medical treatment. The focus remains on giving you the tools to become an expert on your own story.
Explore our Podcast to learn more.
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Tanya Collins openly discusses her own loud inner critic, struggles with exercise, and feelings of guilt. Sharing these realities removes clinical distance and shows she understands the daily juggling act many women face.
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Tanya Collins met Lisa at university when they were eighteen. They lived next door to each other in halls of residence. Their long-standing friendship forms the foundation of their professional collaboration.