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: High Achievers, Women's Mental Health, Perfectionism, Anxiety
Erica Basso is the founder of Elevé Therapy & Co and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing virtual therapy to clients throughout California and New York. After beginning her career in substance use treatment and higher levels of care, she opened her private practice in 2021 with a mission to help ambitious women navigate anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and the hidden emotional costs of constantly striving.
Over the years, Erica noticed a common pattern: many successful women weren't struggling because they lacked motivation—they were struggling because their achievement had quietly become the way they measured their worth, managed uncertainty, and searched for relief. What once helped them excel eventually left them feeling anxious, exhausted, disconnected, and wondering why success no longer felt fulfilling.
That insight became the foundation of Elevé. Erica believes ambition isn't the problem. The problem begins when achievement becomes the only place we know how to feel enough. Her approach is warm, thoughtful, and gently challenging, helping clients understand the deeper patterns driving their striving, reconnect with what truly matters, and build lives where success is guided by their values—not by fear, perfectionism, or relentless self-pressure.
Outside of the therapy room, Erica enjoys Pilates, cooking nourishing meals, traveling, and embracing the slower moments of life she encourages her clients to create for themselves.
Erica's approach is warm, thoughtful, and gently challenging. She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive and mindfulness-based strategies, and attachment-informed work to help clients develop greater psychological flexibility, tolerate uncertainty with more confidence, and create lasting change. Rather than encouraging clients to become less ambitious, her goal is to help them pursue meaningful success without sacrificing their wellbeing, relationships, or sense of self.
Outside of the therapy room, Erica enjoys Pilates, cooking nourishing meals, traveling, and embracing the slower moments of life she encourages her clients to create for themselves.
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ACSW
Cheyenne Cheshier
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Specialities: High-Achieving Adults & Athletes, Perfectionism, Performance Pressure, Anxiety
Cheyenne Cheshier is an Associate Clinical Social Worker supervised by Erica Basso, LMFT. She works with high-achieving young adults and athletes navigating perfectionism, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and performance pressure.
Cheyenne’s style is warm and collaborative while still structured. She helps clients reduce self-criticism, build confidence, and develop a steadier relationship with their thoughts and emotions—especially when stress, comparison, or “not good enough” thinking takes over.
As a former collegiate athlete, Cheyenne is especially attuned to the mental side of performance and the pressure to constantly push. Her background includes experience in eating disorder treatment, community mental health, and hospice care.
Outside of sessions, she enjoys running, yoga, and reading.
AMFT
Bella Walko
Bella Walko is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist supervised by Erica Basso, LMFT. Bella works with high-achieving adults and athletes navigating perfectionism, burnout, performance pressure, and high-functioning anxiety.
Bella’s style is warm, grounded, and practical. She helps clients slow down, manage stress and overwhelm, and shift patterns of overthinking and self-criticism - especially when the pressure to perform starts to impact mood, relationships, or day-to-day life.
As a former Division I athlete with experience in high-performance corporate environments, Bella understands the internal standards and intensity that often come with achievement-driven lives. She’s especially attuned to performance pressure, identity, and the “always on” mindset, and supports clients in building resilience that feels sustainable - not just productive.
Outside of sessions, Bella enjoys open-water swimming, training for triathlons, and comedy shows.
Specialities: High-Achieving Adults & Athletes, Perfectionism, Burnout, Performance Pressure
