Overview

Live from Denmark with Dr Anders Sørensen

Almost four million Australians take antidepressants, while long-term use continues to rise. Psychologists are increasingly working with clients who want to reduce or stop their medication—or who are uncertain about what to do next—yet many clients receive limited guidance and support. Psychologists may see clients more regularly than their prescribers and can be well placed to notice changes in presentation, identify possible withdrawal effects, support informed decision-making and communicate effectively with prescribing practitioners.

Join Danish clinical psychologist, researcher and Crossing Zero author Dr Anders Sørensen, presenting live from Denmark, for an engaging introduction to antidepressant withdrawal, tapering and the psychologist’s role in supporting clients. Gain timely, clinically relevant insights from an international expert—live from Denmark—and leave better equipped to understand and support clients taking antidepressants.

This webinar offers a first look at the ideas Dr Sørensen will explore in greater depth during his capped Australian workshop series in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane in April–May 2027.

Target audience

This introductory webinar is suitable for psychologists across all areas of practice. No prior knowledge of antidepressant withdrawal or tapering is required.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

This webinar will be recorded. Participants will have access to the recording and presenter slides (once available) for 12 months* from the date of confirmed registration.

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• understand why evidence for long-term antidepressant use is being questioned,
• recognise how withdrawal may present and how it can differ from relapse,
• explore why gradual, hyperbolic tapering is increasingly recommended,
• support clients managing uncertainty and fear of relapse,
• strengthen coping strategies and collaboration with prescribers, and
• respond appropriately whether a client is reducing, continuing medication or considering their options.

Presenter(s)

Anders Sørensen PhD

About the presenter(s)

Anders Sørensen PhD, is a Danish clinical psychologist, researcher, and author specialising in psychiatric drug withdrawal. He helps people taper safely using gradual, hyperbolic dose reductions, while supporting them in psychotherapy as emotions, difficult thought patterns, and trauma reactions resurface. His approach is trauma-informed and transdiagnostic, drawing on insights across conditions rather than limiting support to specific diagnoses. For over a decade, he has run a dedicated tapering and psychotherapy clinic in Denmark, working with thousands of people through withdrawal and recovery. His research on receptor-occupancy tapering and safe discontinuation strategies has been published in leading journals, and he collaborates internationally with clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to advance safe deprescribing. He is the author of Crossing Zero – The Art and Science of Coming Off – and Staying Off – Psychiatric Drugs and is a leading international voice on deprescribing and on rethinking mental health beyond long-term medication and diagnostic labels. His broader vision is to support mental health care by prioritising compassion, autonomy, and recovery beyond medication.