zep tepi · the first ground

Open
Ground

Charlene Edlund · Therapist & Space Holder

Healing begins on solid ground. Together, we'll find yours: a steady place to start from.

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Charlene Edlund smiling on rocks by the sea
Who I am

This work begins in the body, moves through the story, and honours the world you carry within you.

I have always known my work would be about people: about healing, about what lives beneath the surface. Grounded in a degree in social work and psychotherapy, I meet you as a whole being. Your body, your story, your inner life. All of it belongs here.

I work where the physical and emotional meet, where movement and stillness can be just as healing as words. Yoga is woven into how I hold space, not as something separate from the inner work, but as a path back to yourself.

My approach weaves together psychodynamic understanding, existential inquiry, and an intersectional lens. Healing here is not just personal. It is also relational, embodied, and real.

Psychotherapy Counselling Inner Work Yin Yoga
The name

Zep Tepi · the first ground

the first time · the moment of emergence

In the old cosmology of Egypt, before there was anything, there were only the formless waters of Nun: dark, boundless, holding every possibility unborn. And then a single mound of earth rose from the deep. The first solid ground. The place where life could begin.

The Egyptians called that moment zep tepi, the first time. Not a beginning that happened once, but one re-enacted with every sunrise, every return, every time something new rises out of what felt like chaos.

This is what Open Ground means to me. The work we do together is a kind of zep tepi: finding the first stable place to stand inside what feels formless, so that, gently, in your own time, something can begin again.

Healing begins when we stop fighting what we feel and start listening to what the body already knows.
What I offer

Ways we can
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Psychotherapy

One-to-one therapeutic work drawing on psychodynamic understanding, somatic awareness, and an intersectional perspective. A space for what is ready to surface.

Counselling

Supportive, depth-oriented counselling for those navigating life transitions, grief, relationships, or simply the weight of being human in a complex world.

Inner Work

Integrative sessions that weave together movement, stillness, and conversation. For those ready to go beyond talk and into the body's own wisdom.

Charlene in meditation on rocks
10-Week Course

ACT & Yin

A Journey Inward

A ten-week journey weaving Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and yin yoga into a deep, embodied practice of self-exploration.

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Ready to begin
again

Whether you are drawn to psychotherapy or a course, reach out and we will find what is right for you.

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Or write directly to charlene@openground.se

01 · Offering

Psychotherapy

A space for what is ready to surface, at the pace it is ready to surface.

What it is

Psychotherapy here is depth-oriented work: we follow what emerges rather than working through a fixed programme. I draw on psychodynamic understanding to make sense of patterns that formed long before you had words for them, and on somatic awareness to notice what the body is holding while we talk.

How it works

We begin with a free consultation, with no obligation to continue. If we decide to work together, sessions are 50 minutes and usually weekly to begin with. Some people come for a few months around something specific; others stay for years. There is no correct length.

Who it is for

For you who sense that something beneath the surface is asking for attention, and who would rather understand it than manage it. You do not need to arrive with a diagnosis, a clear question, or the right words. Not knowing where to start is a perfectly good place to start.

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02 · Offering

Counselling

Support that goes deeper than advice, for the weight of being human in a complex world.

What it is

Counselling is more focused than open-ended therapy, but it is not surface work. We stay close to what is happening in your life right now, and give it the room it deserves rather than rushing towards a solution.

How it works

We start with a free consultation to hear what you are carrying. Sessions are 50 minutes, and we agree together on a rhythm that fits. Many people come for a defined period around a specific passage in their life, and that is entirely enough.

Who it is for

For you who are navigating a life transition, grief, a difficult relationship, or a period where things simply weigh more than they used to. You do not have to be in crisis to deserve support.

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03 · Offering

Inner Work

For those ready to go beyond talk and into the body's own wisdom.

What it is

Integrative sessions that weave together movement, stillness, and conversation. The body is not a topic we discuss here, it is a participant. We work where the physical and the emotional meet, because for many things that is the only place they can be reached.

How it works

Sessions are longer than a standard therapy hour to leave room for both the moving and the meaning-making. The balance shifts with what you need on the day: some sessions are mostly stillness, some are mostly words, most are both.

Who it is for

For you who have talked about it and understood it and still feel it sitting somewhere below the neck. Previous yoga or movement experience is not needed. Curiosity is enough.

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