Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Georgetown patients by secure video from home, whether that is Sun City, Berry Creek, or an apartment near Southwestern University. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. We are in network with Medicare and the major commercial plans, so most insured patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. A self-pay psychiatric evaluation is $250.
Who is this Georgetown page for?
Start with Sun City. You moved to Georgetown for the trails along the San Gabriel and the quiet, and somewhere in the second or third year the quiet got heavy. Your primary care doctor started an antidepressant. It half-worked. The referral to a psychiatrist went nowhere because the practices that answered the phone do not take Medicare. Medicare is in network here, and the visit happens from your living room.
You may instead be a Georgetown ISD parent whose teenager stopped sleeping, a Southwestern University student who used up the counseling center's sessions by midterms, or someone who drives I-35 to Round Rock or Austin every morning and cannot lose a half day to a waiting room. The same answer applies.
Georgetown's growth has outrun its psychiatric supply. The U.S. Census Bureau named it the fastest-growing city over 50,000 in the country in both its 2023 and 2024 population estimates, and a city adding rooftops that fast has far more new residents than new prescribers. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, the public mental health authority for Williamson County, serves residents without insurance and people in crisis first. If you carry Medicare, a commercial plan, or $250, a private practice that takes your plan gets you seen faster.
What can Lyte treat for Georgetown patients?
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Therapy with licensed professional counselors trained in CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work. Combined care, where your prescriber and your therapist write in one chart. ADHD evaluation and treatment for adults and teens.
We treat depression, anxiety, panic, social anxiety, PTSD and trauma, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, insomnia, postpartum and perinatal mood problems, grief, and stress and burnout. Grief after a spouse's death and depression that arrives after retirement both respond to treatment, and both can be handled by video. Dr. Akintola is a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder. Clinical letters for school or work are written on request.
Georgetown is video only. There is no Lyte office in Georgetown or anywhere in Williamson County, and our one clinic is in Pantego, outside Arlington, roughly 180 miles up I-35. That is not a drive we will ask you to make. Every Georgetown visit happens by secure video from your kitchen table, and you keep the same provider each time. A phone, tablet, or laptop with a camera is enough; a family member can sit in if you want them there.
If you are starting a stimulant for ADHD, our policy is that the first evaluation happens in person at our Pantego clinic; follow-ups can be by video. Non-stimulant ADHD medication and everything else can start by video. For most Georgetown adults and teens, the non-stimulant route means treatment begins at the first video visit with no trip north.
Prescriptions go electronically to the pharmacy you name, including the H-E-B and CVS locations along Williams Dr and University Ave. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Georgetown
Georgetown adults are diagnosed with depression at a slightly higher rate than the state, and report less day-to-day distress than their neighbors in Round Rock. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) puts diagnosed depression among Georgetown adults at 20.4%, against 21.2% in Round Rock and 19.7% for Texas. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 14.2% in Georgetown, below Round Rock at 16.6% and Texas at 16.1%. With 54,753 adults in Georgetown, which sits in Williamson County, per the same release, the depression figure alone is about 11,000 people.
A diagnosis on a primary care chart is not the same as treatment that works. Texas DSHS reported that 162 Texas counties had no psychiatrist in 2025. Williamson County is not one of them, and a psychiatrist in the county is still not the same as one who takes Medicare and has an opening. That gap, more than the raw rate, is why a Georgetown retiree ends up on a months-long list.
| Measure | Georgetown | Round Rock | Texas | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 20.4% | 21.2% | 19.7% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 14.2% | 16.6% | 16.1% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population | 54,753 | 88,250 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
The depression and frequent mental distress figures are model-based estimates. Read the CDC PLACES methodology for the survey years, population basis, and estimation limits.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Georgetown with Medicare or insurance?
In network: BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, Cigna and Evernorth, Aetna, Humana, Ambetter, Medicare, Tricare, and more (see the full list). Benefits are verified before the first visit. Most insured patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit.
| Visit | Self-pay |
|---|---|
| Psychiatric evaluation (new patient) | $250 |
| Medication follow-up | $150 |
| Therapy, first session | $150 |
| Therapy, follow-up | $125 |
| QbCheck ADHD test | $150 |
| Late cancellation / no-show | $100 |
Medicare comes first for Georgetown. Original Medicare is in network, and so are Humana and UnitedHealthcare; if your card says Medicare Advantage, send it to us and we confirm your video visit coverage before the first appointment. Georgetown ISD employees are usually on TRS-ActiveCare, which BlueCross BlueShield of Texas administers, and that is in network. Southwestern University students are most often on a parent's PPO from another city, and that works fine; give us the card and we verify it. Self-pay is a flat price with no surprise bill, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Who will you see at Lyte?
Your prescriber is either Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, or Toyin Awe, PMHNP-BC. Dr. Akintola is our medical director and supervisory psychiatrist, board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; he trained at Johns Hopkins, stayed on faculty, and moved to Texas in 2012. Toyin Awe is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with more than 12 years of experience. Therapy is with NaTascha Jones, LPC, or Prishina Jimenez, LPC, and everyone works from the same chart. Lyte has served 3,000+ patients and holds a 4.9-star average from 200+ Google reviews.
Your questions, answered
Frequently asked questions from Georgetown patients
Is there a psychiatrist near Georgetown who takes Medicare?
Yes, by video. Lyte Psychiatry is in network with Medicare, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, and we see Georgetown patients by secure video from home; if you carry a Medicare Advantage card, we confirm it before the first visit. If you live in Sun City and the practices you called in Georgetown or Round Rock told you they are not taking Medicare, you can book with us online and be seen within 1–2 business days in most cases.
Do you have an office in Georgetown or near Sun City?
No. Our only clinic is in Pantego, outside Arlington, about 180 miles north of Georgetown on I-35, and we do not expect anyone from Williamson County to drive it. All Georgetown care is by secure video. The exception is a first stimulant evaluation for ADHD, which our policy requires in person at Pantego; non-stimulant ADHD medication starts by video.
How soon can a Georgetown patient get a first appointment?
Most new Georgetown patients are seen within 1–2 business days. Book online at any hour at book.lytepsych.com, and we verify your benefits before the visit. If Bluebonnet Trails or a Round Rock practice has quoted you a wait of weeks, you do not need a referral from your Georgetown primary care doctor to start here.
What does a visit cost for a Georgetown patient with insurance versus self-pay?
With Medicare, TRS-ActiveCare, or another in-network plan, most patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. Without insurance, a new-patient psychiatric evaluation is $250, a medication follow-up is $150, and a first therapy session is $150. Many Austin practices quote cash rates north of $300 a visit; here your Medicare or PPO card is used instead.
Can a Southwestern University student see you after the counseling center's sessions run out?
Yes. A Southwestern student in Georgetown can book a video psychiatric evaluation, therapy with a licensed counselor, or both, and be seen within 1–2 business days in most cases. Care continues by video over winter break or summer as long as you are physically in Texas. You must be 18 to book on your own; a parent in another city can pay, but the student attends the visit.
Can my Georgetown ISD teenager start ADHD medication by video?
Non-stimulant medication, yes. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and evaluates Georgetown ISD students by video with a parent present. If a stimulant is the right choice, our policy requires the first evaluation in person at our Pantego clinic, and follow-ups can then be by video. We write school letters for Georgetown ISD on request.
Should I call Bluebonnet Trails or Lyte from Georgetown?
Call Bluebonnet Trails Community Services if you have no insurance and cannot pay $250, or if you are in crisis; it is the public mental health authority for Williamson County and that is its job. Call or text 988 in an emergency. If you have Medicare, a commercial plan, or the self-pay fee, Lyte can usually see you from Georgetown within 1–2 business days by video, and you keep the same prescriber every visit.
Nearby areas we also serve
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Georgetown patients often have family in Round Rock, Cedar Park and Leander, Pflugerville, Austin, and Temple, and we see all of them by video.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Georgetown
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is the public mental health authority for Williamson County and serves residents without insurance. Call or text 988 any time for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. St. David's Georgetown Hospital has an emergency room for a psychiatric emergency. Southwestern University students can use the campus counseling center for short-term help while enrolled.
Book a video visit at book.lytepsych.com and we will verify your Medicare or insurance before you are seen. Or call 469-733-0848.
Find the public mental health authority for your county through the Texas HHS local authority directory.