Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Pflugerville patients by secure video from home or from a parked car anywhere in Texas, with the same provider at every visit. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. Insured patients usually pay a $0–$30 copay per visit; a self-pay psychiatric evaluation is $250.
Who is this Pflugerville page for?
It is 6:40 in the morning on Parmer Lane. A shift at Samsung Austin Semiconductor ended twenty minutes ago, the car is pointed east toward Pflugerville, and the person driving has not slept well in a month. Twelve-hour rotations in a fab are hard on sleep and on mood, and the Samsung fab in Taylor up SH-130 is pulling in more of the same workers. This page is for that driver, and for the spouse at home who has watched it happen.
It is also for a Pflugerville ISD parent whose kid at Hendrickson, Weiss, Connally, or Pflugerville High has stopped turning in work, and whose pediatrician said "see a child psychiatrist" without saying where. And for a nurse or tech at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville who takes care of other people all day and has not made a call about herself.
Pflugerville sits mostly in Travis County, and the public mental health authority here is Integral Care, which puts residents without insurance first. A Samsung employee on a company PPO, a PfISD teacher on TRS-ActiveCare, or a Dell commuter on a Round Rock employer plan is usually better served by a private practice that takes the plan and has room this week. We do, and we can see you by video before your next day off.
What can Lyte treat for Pflugerville patients?
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as well as Adult Psychiatry, so a PfISD student and the parent who books for them can both be seen here. Therapy with licensed professional counselors using CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches. Combined care, meaning your prescriber and your therapist write in one chart and read each other's notes. ADHD evaluation and treatment for adults and teens, with stimulant and non-stimulant options.
Conditions 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. Insomnia and shift-work sleep trouble come up often with fab and hospital workers, and both are treatable. We write clinical letters for school and work on request, including letters for a Pflugerville ISD 504 or ARD meeting.
Pflugerville is video only. Our single clinic is in Pantego, inside Arlington, roughly 190 miles up I-35 from Pflugerville, and nobody in Travis County should treat that as a drive to make for a medication check. You see the same prescriber at every visit by secure video, from the house in Falcon Pointe or Blackhawk or from the car in the Stone Hill Town Center lot.
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. A Pflugerville adult or teen with ADHD can therefore start a non-stimulant by video this week, and the prescriber will say at the first visit whether that is the right fit.
Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. Your first visit is with the prescriber, and any prescription goes to the Pflugerville pharmacy you name, whether that is an H-E-B in town or a chain along FM 685. If you work a rotating fab schedule, tell us your days on and days off when you book and we will place the visit on a day off. A teen does the visit from home with a parent present for the first part of the first appointment.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Pflugerville
Pflugerville's adults carry a higher rate of diagnosed depression than their neighbors in Round Rock and a lower rate of frequent distress than Austin. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) reports that 21.9% of Pflugerville adults have been told they have depression. The same release puts Round Rock at 21.2% and Austin at 23.0%. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 16.4% in Pflugerville, next to 16.6% in Round Rock and 16.9% in Austin. CDC PLACES counts 48,936 adults in Pflugerville, which sits in Travis County, so the depression figure alone describes roughly 10,700 people, most of them within a few miles of SH-130 and SH-45.
| Measure | Pflugerville | Round Rock | Austin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 21.9% | 21.2% | 23.0% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 16.4% | 16.6% | 16.9% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population, Pflugerville (Travis County) | 48,936 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
Pflugerville has no psychiatric hospital of its own, so most residents who look for a psychiatrist end up calling practices in north Austin or Round Rock. Video care removes that drive.
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 an online psychiatrist cost in Pflugerville with 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 |
Self-pay is a flat price with no surprise bill, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted. Pflugerville's employer mix runs through a few plans. Pflugerville ISD staff on TRS-ActiveCare are on a plan BCBS TX administers, and we are in network. Samsung, Dell, and the other Round Rock and north Austin tech employers issue commercial PPOs, and BCBS TX, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna are all in network here. State of Texas employees on HealthSelect are also on a BCBS TX plan. Baylor Scott & White Pflugerville staff should check the carrier on the card and tell us when they book; we confirm the copay before the first visit.
Who will you see at Lyte?
Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, 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 there, and moved to Texas in 2012. Toyin Awe, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with 12 or more years of experience. Therapy is with NaTascha Jones, LPC, and Prishina Jimenez, LPC. Lyte has served 3,000+ patients with a 4.9-star average from 200+ Google reviews.
Your questions, answered
Frequently asked questions from Pflugerville patients
Is there a Lyte office in Pflugerville, or is it all by video?
All by video. There is no Lyte office in Pflugerville, in Round Rock, or anywhere in Travis or Williamson County. The only clinic is in Pantego, next to Arlington, about 190 miles north on I-35, and we do not expect anyone from Pflugerville to make that trip for routine care. Every visit, first and follow-up, is by secure video with the same prescriber.
I work rotating 12-hour shifts at Samsung. Can you fit a visit around that?
Yes. Tell us your rotation when you book and we will schedule on a day off or before a night shift starts. Most new Pflugerville patients are seen within 1–2 business days, so a visit usually lands inside your next off-stretch. Fab workers most often come to us for sleep that has fallen apart on nights and for anxiety, and both can be treated by video without a trip down Parmer Lane.
How quickly can someone in Pflugerville get a psychiatry appointment?
Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. Book online at any hour. If a north Austin or Round Rock practice has quoted you a wait of several weeks, you can start here now and keep your spot on their list if you want it.
What does a psychiatrist cost in Pflugerville with insurance, and without?
With an in-network plan such as BCBS TX, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, or Humana, most Pflugerville patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit, and we verify your benefits first. Without insurance, a new-patient evaluation is $250, a medication follow-up is $150, and a first therapy session is $150. Those prices are flat and posted before you book, and they apply from Falcon Pointe to Wells Branch.
My teen at Hendrickson or Weiss is struggling. Can a child psychiatrist see them this week?
Usually yes. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, and most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days by video. The teen does the visit from home, a parent joins for the first part of the first visit, and if the school needs paperwork we write letters for a Pflugerville ISD 504 or ARD meeting on request. If therapy makes sense, the counselor reads the same chart as the prescriber.
Do I have to travel to start ADHD medication from Pflugerville?
Only for a stimulant. 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 a Pflugerville adult or teen, the prescriber will usually discuss a non-stimulant started by video this week, and you can decide together at the first visit whether the 190-mile Pantego trip is worth it later.
Can I do my Pflugerville video visit in Spanish?
Yes. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. A Pflugerville ISD parent who prefers Spanish can join a teen's first visit with a Spanish-speaking clinician, from home in Pflugerville or wherever in Texas the family is that day. Tell us at booking so we place you with the right provider.
What if I move from Pflugerville to Taylor for the new fab?
Nothing changes. Taylor is in Williamson County and still in Texas, and your video visits continue with the same prescriber. If you move out of state for work, we cannot continue care, since our clinicians are licensed in Texas only, but we will send records to your new prescriber on request.
Nearby areas we also serve
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We also see patients from Round Rock, Austin, Georgetown, Cedar Park and Leander, and Kyle and Buda.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Pflugerville
Integral Care is the public mental health authority for Travis County and serves residents without insurance first. Call or text 988 any time to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville has an emergency department on the east side of town for a crisis that cannot wait, and Pflugerville ISD campus counselors can refer a student to district-level support.
Book a video visit at book.lytepsych.com and we will verify your benefits 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.