Our Core:
Healing, Global Expertise,
and Shared Vision
Healing, Global Expertise,
and Shared Vision
Growing Edge exists to nurture those who care for others by creating spaces of collective care; where healing, creativity, and connection are woven into the fabric of how we work and lead .
Ashley Fargnoli (she/her) is a dance/movement therapist and licensed psychotherapist who has spent much of her life walking alongside communities affected by trauma, displacement, and conflict. Her journey into this work began over 15 years ago in Kolkata, India, where she witnessed the powerful role that movement and creativity could play in healing and reclaiming agency; particularly for survivors of human trafficking. That experience shaped not only her career, but also her deep belief in the wisdom of the body and the resilience of the human spirit. Since then, Ashley has worked with refugees, survivors of violence, LGBTQ+ communities, and immigrant populations across the U.S., South Asia, the Balkans, and Western Europe. She spent three years living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she developed reconciliation and arts-based integration projects for Roma youth. Her work has taken her to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Serbia, and beyond; always centering creative expression as a path to connection and care. Ashley holds an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago, and another in Cultural Project Management from the Institute of Political Studies in France. She has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Through Growing Edge Consultants, Ashley brings together her clinical grounding, global experience, and love of movement to support teams and organizations in building cultures of embodied care, resilience, and belonging. Learn more!