Our therapists specialize in working with high achievers navigating perfectionism, burnout, high-functioning anxiety, and self-criticism. We understand what it’s like to function at a high level while feeling mentally “on” all the time. Therapy here is a space to slow the pattern down, build steadiness, and create change that feels sustainable—without sacrificing your edge.
LMFT | Licensed in California & New York
Erica Basso
Specialities: Women's Mental Health, Perfectionism, Anxiety, Burnout, Entrepreneurs & Creatives
Erica Basso is the founder of Elevé Therapy & Co and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing virtual therapy throughout California and New York. With over a decade of clinical experience, she helps ambitious women navigate anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and the emotional costs of constantly striving.
Erica understands how achievement can become a way to measure your worth, manage uncertainty, or feel enough. She also pays attention to the expectations women face at work, in relationships, and within their families—including the pressure to succeed, care for others, and put their own needs last. She believes ambition isn’t the problem, and that your needs and dreams deserve space, too.
In sessions, Erica is warm, thoughtful, and direct when helpful. For clients who have gained insight in previous therapy but wanted more direction, she offers feedback and guidance to help put understanding into action. Together, you’ll explore what drives your self-pressure, question expectations that no longer serve you, and make choices rooted in what matters to you with less guilt.
Outside of sessions: You can find Erica enjoying Pilates, cooking, or traveling.
Favorite part of being a therapist: “It’s a privilege to work with women who have spent so much of their lives being everything to everyone, often without receiving the care they need themselves. I’ll never tire of witnessing women step into who they are beyond what they achieve or do for others—and make room for their own dreams.”
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Cheyenne Cheshier
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Specialities: Anxiety, Perfectionism, Self-Esteem
Cheyenne Cheshier is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with college and graduate students, young adults, and athletes navigating the pressure to succeed. She helps clients work through self-doubt and build a sense of worth that doesn’t depend on how well they perform.
You don’t need the perfect words—or the perfect time—to start. Cheyenne takes time to get to know you, creating a welcoming, collaborative space where you can be honest about what’s hard. Together, you’ll explore your inner critic, practice self-compassion, and develop coping tools guided by what matters to you.
A former Division I track and field athlete at the University of Colorado Boulder, Cheyenne understands performance pressure and life beyond sport. She earned her MSW from the University of Southern California and is pursuing an MSc in Sport Psychology. Her clinical background includes eating disorder treatment, community mental health, and hospice care.
Outside of sessions: You can find her running, practicing yoga, or reading.
Best part of being a therapist: “Being trusted with someone’s story and handling that trust with care.”
AMFT
Bella Walko
Bella Walko is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist supervised by Erica Basso, LMFT. She works with college students, grad students, adults, and athletes caught in overthinking, perfectionism, and burnout—from academic demands to career pressure and figuring out what comes next.
In sessions, Bella is warm, engaged, and practical. Together, you’ll identify the patterns keeping you stuck, with clear takeaways to help you manage overthinking and respond to pressure differently between sessions.
A former Division I swimmer with years of corporate experience, Bella understands the expectations that come with achievement. She helps clients navigate performance pressure, explore their identity beyond accomplishments, and build greater trust in themselves.
Outside of sessions: You can find Bella open-water swimming, training for triathlons, or enjoying a comedy show.
Favorite part of being a therapist: “Seeing the moments when something clicks—when clients understand themselves differently, recognize their growth, or realize how capable they are. It’s rewarding to walk alongside someone as they build more trust in themselves.”
Specialities: Anxiety, Perfectionism, Burnout
AMFT
Hunter Kelly
Hunter Kelly is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist supervised by Erica Basso, LMFT. She works with college and graduate students, adults, and athletes navigating anxiety, self-doubt, and transitions in school, relationships, and identity.
Her style is warm, personable, and nonjudgmental, with direct feedback when helpful. Together, you’ll explore patterns of second-guessing, develop healthier responses to pressure, and build confidence that doesn’t depend on your accomplishments. Hunter creates space to be honest about what’s hard while helping you move toward meaningful change.
With nearly a decade of gymnastics coaching experience, Hunter understands the demands of balancing school, sport, injuries, and returning to competition. This work sparked her interest in the connection between mental health, identity, and performance. She earned her master’s degree from Pepperdine University and brings both her clinical training and coaching experience into sessions.
Outside of sessions: You can find her snowboarding in winter, wakesurfing in summer, or cooking.
Best part of being a therapist: “I really appreciate getting to support my clients through the hard things, celebrate the wins with them, and watch them start to see themselves differently.”
Specialities: Anxiety, Perfectionism, Self-Esteem
