Kie’s story

Kie

Seventeen-year-old Kie said his experience of Noise Solution has changed the course of his life. As a 14-year-old, Kie had been struggling with his mental health following a family bereavement.

His parents Kathleen and Tony were increasingly concerned about him as he found it more and more difficult to find the motivation to get ready, leave the house or go to school. But now he is writing and releasing his own rap and pop music, has learnt to play instruments, and is looking forward to a career in music...and credits Noise Solution and his tutor, Michael, for helping him to fulfil his potential.

Kie had not been able to engage with any therapies until he was referred to Noise Solution, which runs online and in-person sessions in Essex.

“I met up with Michael at the gym, we met in the coffee shop every week and then the sessions moved into a studio,” he said. “It was different to what I was used to, and it gave me a reason to get up and out.

“It gave me confidence and I started to believe what I was capable of. It led to me writing my first song, and now I have released some music on Spotify, and the whole experience had helped me to determine what I want to be.”

Kie did the programme in 2019, and said he believes it gave him the skills to cope with the pandemic when it hit in early 2020.

“I wrote a lot of songs during the lockdowns, and used the time to work on my knowledge of writing and producing music. Without having done Noise Solution, my experience over the last two years would have been completely different. It helped me to deal with the pandemic. I would 100% recommend Noise Solution to other people.”

Mum Kathleen said: “Noise Solution was brilliant – we had reached a point where we were so worried about Kie, but he completely engaged with the programme and enjoyed going to the sessions, and we got out cheeky Kie back.”

Dad Tony said: “We were really impressed with the programme and want to raise awareness of it so more people can get access to it. It was great.”