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24/07/2026

An Ode to Dave

I’m Dave.

I began my working life surrounded by steel, targets, deadlines and people who generally considered discussing their feelings an unnecessary delay before lunch.

Then cancer arrived.

Uninvited, inconvenient and without so much as checking my diary.

It changed the direction of my life.

I discovered that behind every brave face there is a human story—and sometimes the greatest kindness we can offer is to sit down, put the kettle on and genuinely listen.

So that became my work.

I have spent nearly twenty years sitting alongside people during some of life’s hardest chapters.

People facing cancer.

People learning to live with loss.

Couples trying to find one another again.

People carrying anxiety, regret, anger or a quiet sadness they cannot quite explain.

And counsellors who occasionally need reminding that they are human too.

I don’t believe people are broken.

I believe we sometimes become lost beneath everything we have carried, survived and tried to manage alone.

My job is not to hand you all the answers.

It is to help you slow things down, understand what is happening and find the choices that still belong to you.

There may be tears.

There may be difficult conversations.

There will almost certainly be the occasional badly timed joke.

But there will also be honesty, warmth, challenge, hope and someone firmly in your corner.

I’m still the same ordinary bloke who loves West Bromwich Albion, country music, a proper conversation and helping people discover that their story is not finished.

I’m Dave.

And if life has become heavier than you expected, perhaps we should talk.

David Latham
NCPS Accredited Member
ACT Accredited Therapist
Qualified Clinical Supervisor

📍 Bromsgrove and Evesham
💻 Online appointments available
📞 07541 948199
📧 [email protected]

Small Talk Counselling
Real people. Real conversations. One step at a time.

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22/07/2026

💚 Cancer Changes More Than Your Health

A cancer diagnosis can turn life upside down—for the person diagnosed and for those who love them.

There may be fear, anger, uncertainty, changes in relationships and endless well-meaning advice from people who insist you must “stay positive.”

Sometimes you don’t need another brave face. You simply need somewhere safe to be honest.

Having faced cancer myself and supported many people affected by it, I understand that counselling cannot remove the diagnosis—but it can help you carry what comes with it.

I offer warm, straightforward counselling for:

🌿 People living with or recovering from cancer
🌿 Partners, relatives and carers
🌿 Fear of recurrence and health anxiety
🌿 Loss, grief and life after treatment
🌿 Online or face-to-face appointments

No judgement. No pressure to pretend you’re fine. And absolutely no inspirational fridge magnets required.

📍 Bromsgrove and Evesham
💻 Online appointments available
📩 Message Small Talk Counselling to arrange an initial conversation.

Dave Latham
NCPS Accredited Counsellor | ACT Therapist
Small Talk Counselling—one conversation at a time.

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