ASHTABULA – A little more than a year ago, Jamiee Imbrogno was coming off of beating a cancer diagnosis and wanted to make a difference in the community. With the assistance of her uncle and the support of her friends and family, Cloudbreak Counseling Services opened its doors.
Just 12 short months later, Imbrogno’s therapy practice has grown so much that Cloudbreak Counseling Services needed a new home.
“I definitely want to thank my grandma, Rebecca Walbridge, and my Uncle Jimmy (Carlson) and my mom, Keri Imbrogno, and (my fiancé) Devin (Dioneff). I’ve had a really great support system. I had cancer a couple years ago, which actually got me more driven to open up a place because I knew that I wanted to do something and give back because I had such great support back then. After I went through that journey, I knew I wanted to do more with my life. I would say everybody who was a part of that journey actually got me here,” Imbrogno said.
“My uncle, Jimmy, is the one who funded my opening,” Imbrogno continued. “Last year, he was the one who gave me the money to open. I think I made him really proud. I do. I think that he definitely wanted me to do this before my grandma passed.”
Now located at 1184 Lake Avenue in Ashtabula, Cloudbreak Counseling Services celebrated its grand re-opening and one-year anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 29.
“In a year, a lot has happened,” Greg Church, executive director of the Ashtabula Area Chamber of Commerce, said. “Growth has happened, and now we’ve got this new space to celebrate today, and we wish continued growth on Cloudbreak.”
Imbrogno thanked the family, friends and community organizations and dignitaries that have supported her practice.
“I want to thank everybody who has welcomed us,” Imbrogno said. “We had such a great outpouring of love from every community agency, from Signature Health to the Mental Health Board, from Homesafe. Everybody has been really welcoming with us. I went from one therapist to 10. I love that. We have a lot of things in the making. I appreciate everyone celebrating with us and making this possible.”
Imbrogno knew there was a need for therapists in Ashtabula, but didn’t expect to grow the practice so much in so little time.”
“It’s very exciting,” Imbrogno said. “I did not expect for us to be where we we’re at, honestly. I knew what I wanted to do when I came back to Ashtabula to work. I knew that we were in need of community resources, especially because I know there’s a long wait list. I knew I wanted to make quality care a big thing for us, and I wanted to make sure all my therapists had special training so we could bring different approaches to help people heal.”
When Cloudbreak first opened, Imbrogno was the lone therapist. There are now 10 therapists practicing at the office.
“I was the one, obviously, and now we are at 10,” Imbrogno said. “I did not realize that the outpouring of support would be as big as it was, and I was already full (with patients) when I first came. I knew immediately as the phone was ringing that I needed to hire more and every time we just kept getting calls for services. We were growing based off of our reviews. A lot of people came to us before we got involved with all the outreach because of word of mouth.”
More expansion is coming for Imbrogno and the staff at Cloudbreak.
“We are actually going to be looking into Lake County to open up another space,” Imbrogno said. “Once that is done, we are going to be expanding into (group therapies). That actually starts next month. Then, we are going to be involved with the Child Advocacy Center. That is our goal.”
“I am on the board for Homesafe, so I’m going to continue doing my work with them and the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center,” Imbrogno continued. “I do work with human trafficking victims. We’ve expanded into the schools. We’ve been able to get some referrals from the schools and Ashtabula Regional Medical Center. We just had a meeting with Glenbeigh, and they also welcomed us in and put us on their referrals.”
None of it would be possible for Imbrogno without the other therapists at Cloudbreak.
“I’m really proud,” Imbrogno said. “I have wonderful therapists, honestly. I can’t thank them enough because they have been so amazing and, honestly, top tier. I believe we have some of the best therapists in Ashtabula County. They’re just wonderful.”
