Onon Perenlei, BACP

Onon Perenlei is a counsellor who uses person-focused and reflective approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She works with those questioning identity, coping with life changes, and people seeking more meaning in their lives. Onon speaks English and Mongolian and practises in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her sessions aim to create a calm, accepting space where people can talk honestly about what is hard. She often draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the client’s experience and on Mindfulness Therapy to build steadier attention to thoughts and feelings. Existential ideas are used when people want to talk about purpose, meaning or spiritual questions. Onon also pays attention to past relationships and patterns that affect present life, using psychodynamic perspectives to make sense of repeated difficulties. Trauma-focused approaches are available when trauma shapes someone’s current struggles, helping to address intense memories and their effects. She adapts these styles to match each person’s needs rather than following a single method. With three years of practice, Onon has worked with young adults and people navigating bereavement alongside common mental health concerns. She supports carers and others dealing with caregiver stress as part of her wider focus areas. Her approach is gentle, curious and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer ways to cope and move forward. To begin, she asks people to describe what matters most to them and what they hope to change. This helps shape a plan that fits everyday life and individual goals.

How these approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own answers. In online sessions this means the counsellor offers an attentive, non-judgemental space so the person can speak and be heard about stress, grief or identity concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting overwhelmed. Practising these skills in remote sessions can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes by giving clear tools to use between meetings.

Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, freedom and responsibility. It is helpful when someone feels stuck or is rethinking life direction, and online work can support conversations about values and purpose over time.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then try methods that suit the person. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as therapy continues.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caring duties, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk to the counsellor about what will help you take part comfortably and consistently.