GEMS Neurodiversity Virtual Summit: Fat!
(General Admission - No CE hours)

GEMS Neurodiversity Summit FAT VIP tickets for continuing education
Putting the "Body" in Bodymind.
Live on Monday October 26, 2026, starting at 10 am Pacific Time

FAT! It's not a bad word
- in fact, it can be grounding, empowering, and even exciting. Join us this October for an all-day virtual event where we are centering fat presenters who will get you feeling excited and ready to support your fat clients.

With GLP-1s and intentional weight loss taking the spotlight lately, it can be tough to know how to respond when clients are curious. Fat bodies are stigmatized and discussed frequently. Representation continues to shrink and exclude us.

Your fat clients need a provider who knows how to navigate these conversations and how to support them in the face of all of this negative media.


Snag your tickets at Early Bird pricing to ensure you'll have a spot with the rest of the GEMS ND Community to do some deeper learning, self-exploration, and celebration!

General Admission tickets include: replay access for 90 days, access to our Facebook community, and an invite to our social luncheon!
You'll be with us from 10am to 2:40pm Pacific on 10/26.

Early Bird ends and prices will increase on 9/26.
Want more?
VIP tickets include: 4 CEs, replay access for 1 year, access to an exclusive Ask Us Anything event, and a goody bag worth over $130!
VIPS will be with us from 10am to 3:50pm on 10/26.
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO DURING

Monday's Virtual Agenda

10am Pacific

General Admission & VIP

Opening Keynote

Tigress Osborn, the Executive Director of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), kicks us off! She'll be reminding us how vital this work is.
YOU are the right therapist for the job!

10:35am Pacific

General Admission & VIP

Collage as Care: Archiving the Fat Ancestor

Join Ashley Lagrange, LPC, to explore archival as an act of resistance in a world that manipulates the Fat Body. Ashley will share their history of personal archival and documenting their experiences - and how you can initiate creative therapeutic collage in your practice!

11:40am Pacific

General Admission & VIP

Compounded Stigma, Compounded Harm: Fatness & Neurodivergence

Sabrina Longley, LCSW, will be explaining how anti-fatness and ableism intersect to shape the experiences of fat neurodivergent clients in healthcare, in relationships, and in the therapy room - and how to support your fat neurodivergent clients!

12:50pm Pacific

General Admission & VIP

Social Luncheon with Collage

Hang out with us- Kade & Sabrina- for a 40 minute lunch break! You'll have a chance to meet and bond with other providers who support fat neurodivergent folks, as well as an opportunity to practice what we learned about collage. (This event is optional but we were asked to incorporate more social time, so we'd love to see you there!)

1:35pm Pacific

General Admission & VIP

Divergent Practice for Diverse Bodies: An Introduction to Fat Affirming Eating Disorder Care

Eza Dios, LICSW, will focus on the root of weight-stigma and anti-fat bias, the role this plays in the current healthcare landscape and eating disorder treatments, and approaches for engaging in affirming eating disorder care with our clients.

2:45pm Pacific

VIP Only

Fat Final Facets: Ask Us Anything

Upgrade to VIP and wind down the day with Eza Dios, LCSW, Sabrina Longley, LCSW, and Dr. Kade Sharp, PhD, LICSW, CMHS, CST, RPT-S™. We're answering all of your VIP questions and giving our final thoughts on how to support your clients and yourself in this tough but necessary work! Questions are welcome around intersectionality, too- presenters have knowledge about working with adults, youth, queer, trans, non-binary, kinky, disabled, and chronically ill clients. Submit questions early or during the summit.

Save the date!

General Admission

$67
Early bird pricing til 9/26
With this ticket:
  • Access to Keynote & 3 courses
  • access to collage luncheon
  • Download Slides & Handouts
  • Join our facebook community

VIP

Perfect if you need CE credits!
$147
Early bird pricing til 9/26
With this VIP ticket:
  • Access to keynote & 3 courses
  • access to collage luncheon
  • Download Slides & Handouts
  • Join our facebook community
  • Access to goody bag of discounts, events & resources worth $130+
  • Access to bonus closing panel
  • Earn up to 4 NBCC CE credits
bonus gifts highlighting fat therapists for VIP ticket-holders

What's in the FAT! VIP Goody Bag?

Resources

Discounts

Webinars & Events

essay by horizon greene, licsw/lcsw

Did you know fat was magic?

resource by Michelle F. Moseley, MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH

Religious Trauma & Anti-Fat Bias

a workbook by sabrina longley, lcsw

Fat Liberation Therapy Toolkit

Handout by Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & Sabrina Longley, LCSW

10 Fat Instagram Creators Your Clients Need to Follow

List by Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & Sabrina Longley, LCSW

10 Fat Therapists on Instagram to Follow Yesterday

provided by jamie roberts, lmft

20% Discount on NeuroPebble Courses

Provided by Michelle F. Moseley, MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH

25% Discount on Educational Courses

Provided by Dr. Kade Sharp, PhD, LICSW, CMHS, CST, RPT-S

25% Discount on Curious Cryptid Learning

live event w/ dr. kade sharp, licsw, & Sabrina longley, lcsw

FAT! Holidays: Group Case Consultation

recorded webinar w/ Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP, & Al Clifton, LCSW-S

Navigating Body Autonomy + Relational Ethics in Weight Loss Conversations

recorded webinar w/ Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & SABRINA LONGLEY, LCSW

The Fundamentals of Fatphobia & Healthism

Meet Our Founders

Sabrina Longley, LCSW

She/Her

Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW

He/They

Jamie Roberts, LMFT

She/Her