Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Round Rock patients by secure video, so you can meet a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner from home or from a parked car outside a Round Rock ISD school. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. In-network copays run $0–$30 per visit; a self-pay evaluation is $250.
Who is this Round Rock page for?
The pickup line at a Round Rock ISD high school on a weekday afternoon is where this page starts. A parent sitting in it has a counselor's email on the phone saying their teen should see someone about anxiety or attention, a BCBS TX or Aetna card in the wallet, and a list of Austin child psychiatrists who either do not take insurance or cannot see anyone until winter. That parent is who we wrote for first. Right behind them is a Dell employee at the Round Rock headquarters on One Dell Way who wants a prescriber outside the company benefits portal and would rather not lose a half day driving into Austin for a 20-minute follow-up.
Round Rock has two full hospitals, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Round Rock and St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, and a public mental health authority, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, that covers Williamson County and serves people without coverage first. Outpatient psychiatry that takes commercial insurance and has openings is hard to find in the city itself. Round Rock patients with a plan often get pointed south to Austin, where there are plenty of therapists and few psychiatrists who take insurance, and where cash rates run north of $300 a visit. A video visit with an in-network prescriber removes both the drive and the cash rate.
What can Lyte treat for Round Rock patients?
Round Rock is video only, and that shapes everything else here. Lyte has one physical clinic, in Pantego next to Arlington, about 180 miles north on I-35, and we will not pretend that is a sensible trip for anyone in Williamson County. Your visits happen over a secure video link, you see the same provider each time, and prescriptions go electronically to your pharmacy on University Boulevard, in La Frontera, or wherever you fill.
Within that, we offer psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children; therapy with licensed professional counselors trained in CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work; and combined care, meaning your prescriber and your therapist share one chart and read each other's notes. ADHD evaluation and treatment is available for adults and teens.
Conditions we treat include depression, anxiety, panic, social anxiety, PTSD and trauma, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, insomnia, postpartum and perinatal mood problems, grief, and stress and burnout. Dr. Akintola is a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder. School and work letters, including accommodation letters for Round Rock ISD campuses, are written on request.
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 Round Rock family the practical order is a non-stimulant first, since that starts by video this week, with stimulants revisited only if a trip to the DFW area is already on the calendar. 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 Round Rock
Round Rock looks healthier than Austin on paper, and the gap is small. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) reports diagnosed depression among 21.2% of Round Rock adults, compared with 23.0% in Austin. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 16.6% in Round Rock and 16.9% in Austin. The same release counts 88,250 adults in Round Rock, so roughly 18,700 of your neighbors have a depression diagnosis and about 14,600 are in frequent distress in a typical month. Both Round Rock rates sit above the Texas averages of 19.7% and 16.1%.
| Measure | Round Rock | Austin | Texas | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 21.2% | 23.0% | 19.7% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 16.6% | 16.9% | 16.1% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population | 88,250 | 775,434 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
A city of 88,000 adults with one in five carrying a depression diagnosis needs a deep bench of in-network prescribers, and openings in Round Rock are scarce. Bluebonnet Trails absorbs the uninsured demand for the whole county, and the hospital systems handle crisis and inpatient care. Routine outpatient psychiatry for people with a plan is the gap this page is about.
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 Round Rock 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 facility fee, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted. Round Rock's largest employers are Dell and the two hospital systems, and their plans are typically with UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, or BCBS TX, all in network here. Round Rock ISD employees on TRS-ActiveCare are covered too, since that plan runs on the BCBS TX network. If you are a state employee living in Round Rock and commuting to Austin, your ERS HealthSelect plan is administered by BCBS TX and is in network. Whatever the card says, we check it before the first visit and tell you the copay in advance.
Who will you see at Lyte?
Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, is our medical director and supervisory psychiatrist. He is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, trained at Johns Hopkins and 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. NaTascha Jones, LPC, and Prishina Jimenez, LPC, provide therapy. Lyte has served 3,000+ patients and holds a 4.9-star average from 200+ Google reviews.
Your questions, answered
Frequently asked questions from Round Rock patients
Can a Round Rock resident see a psychiatrist by video without going to Austin?
Yes. Lyte sees Round Rock patients by secure video from anywhere in Williamson County, and most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. You do not need a referral from a Baylor Scott & White or St. David's physician, and you do not need to drive into Austin for a prescriber who takes your insurance.
How far is the nearest Lyte office from Round Rock?
About 180 miles. Our only clinic is at Pantego, beside Arlington, up I-35 through Waco and past the split at Hillsboro. We do not expect anyone from Round Rock to make that drive for routine care, and every service on this page, including therapy, is available by video. The one thing that requires the trip is the in-person first evaluation for a stimulant.
My teen at a Round Rock ISD school needs an evaluation. How soon can that happen?
Usually within 1–2 business days. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, and a teen can be evaluated by video from home after school. If the campus counselor has sent home a form or a request for documentation, bring it to the first visit; we write letters for Round Rock ISD on request, and the same provider follows your teen at every visit afterward.
What will I pay for a psychiatrist in Round Rock with a Dell health plan, or with no insurance?
If your Dell plan is with UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, or BCBS TX, you pay your plan's specialist copay, which for most patients is $0–$30 per visit, and we confirm the amount before you are seen. Without insurance, the new-patient evaluation is $250, a medication follow-up is $150, and a first therapy session is $150. Either way there is no Austin cash rate and no facility fee.
Will my employer at Dell know I am seeing a psychiatrist?
No. Lyte is not part of the Dell EAP or any employer program, and your chart lives with us. A claim goes to your insurer like any other specialist visit, and we do not report to your employer. You can take a video visit from a parked car or from home in Teravista or Forest Creek rather than from a conference room on One Dell Way.
Bluebonnet Trails put me on a waitlist. Can I be seen sooner?
If you have a commercial plan, Medicare, or Tricare, or can pay $250, yes, usually within 1–2 business days. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is the public mental health authority for Williamson County and serves people without coverage first, which is why insured Round Rock residents can wait longer there. You do not have to leave their list to start here.
Can I start ADHD medication from Round Rock without visiting Pantego?
Yes, if it is a non-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 Round Rock adult or teen that means a non-stimulant can begin this week, and a stimulant would wait for a trip 180 miles north.
Nearby areas we also serve
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We also see patients by video from Austin, Pflugerville, Georgetown, and Cedar Park and Leander.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Round Rock
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is the public mental health authority for Williamson County and serves residents without insurance. Call or text 988 any time to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In an emergency, the emergency departments at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Round Rock and St. David's Round Rock Medical Center are open around the clock.
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.