Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Sherman and Denison patients by secure video from anywhere in Grayson County, with the same prescriber at every visit. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. Insured patients with an in-network plan usually pay a $0–$30 copay per visit, and a self-pay psychiatric evaluation is $250 flat.
Who is this Sherman and Denison page for?
The Texas Instruments fab site off US-75 and FM 1417 has changed the morning traffic in Sherman. Crews arrive before sunrise and the parking lots fill with trucks from Denison, Van Alstyne, Howe, and across the Red River. If you are one of those workers, a rotating or compressed schedule is the reason you have not booked a psychiatry appointment. A video visit on a day off from your kitchen in Denison, with no drive to Dallas on either end, is the first one you can keep. The same goes for GlobalWafers employees a few miles away.
Next is the parent. Sherman ISD and Denison ISD counselors can tell you a child needs an evaluation, but they cannot prescribe or fit the child in somewhere. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and sees kids and teens by video, so the whole thing happens from your living room after school. A nurse at Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center in Sherman or Texoma Medical Center in Denison who works nights and cannot make a 2 p.m. appointment is the third reader. Students at Austin College and Grayson College are the fourth, and both campuses are close enough to home that a parent often books the first visit.
Texoma Community Center is the public mental health authority for Grayson County. It exists for residents without insurance, and it does that job. If you carry a commercial plan, Medicare, or Tricare, or you can pay $250, a private practice that takes your plan will usually get you in faster.
What can Lyte treat for Sherman and Denison patients by video?
Every visit for a Sherman or Denison patient is by secure video. We do not have an office in Grayson County. Our one clinic is in Pantego, inside Arlington, about 90 miles south by US-75 and the Dallas freeways, and we are not going to call that a reasonable drive for a monthly follow-up. You keep the same provider from the first visit onward, and your prescriptions go to your Sherman or Denison pharmacy.
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Therapy with licensed professional counselors, using CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work. Combined care, meaning your prescriber and your therapist share one chart. ADHD evaluation and treatment for adults and teens, including non-stimulant and stimulant medication.
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 also a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder. We write clinical letters for school, work, or a site safety office 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. A Sherman patient who wants to avoid the drive can begin with a non-stimulant by video and revisit the question with the prescriber after a few weeks. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book.
There is one limit. We see Texas residents only. We are licensed in Texas, so you need to be inside Texas during the visit. That covers all of Grayson County. It does not cover Durant or Calera on the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma, even for someone who works at the Sherman fab every day.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Sherman and Denison
Denison reports the higher figures of the two cities. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) puts diagnosed depression among Denison adults at 25.1% and among Sherman adults at 23.9%. Both are well above the Texas figure of 19.7%. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in the past month, runs 18.9% in Denison and 18.5% in Sherman, against 16.1% for Texas. Sherman has 33,113 adults and Denison 18,849 in the same release. Put together, about 9,600 adults across the two cities report frequent mental distress.
| Measure | Sherman | Denison | Texas | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 23.9% | 25.1% | 19.7% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 18.5% | 18.9% | 16.1% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population | 33,113 | 18,849 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
Clinician supply is the other half of the picture. Texas DSHS reported that 162 Texas counties had no psychiatrist in 2025, and Texoma Community Center already covers Fannin and Cooke counties, toward Bonham and Gainesville, on top of Grayson. A Sherman or Denison patient who gets a video slot this week is not taking a seat from someone in that queue.
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 Sherman or Denison with insurance?
Teachers first. Sherman ISD and Denison ISD staff on TRS-ActiveCare carry a BCBS TX network, and we are in it. Employees at Texas Instruments, GlobalWafers, Wilson N. Jones, and Texoma Medical Center should send us the carrier name on the card, and we confirm the copay before the first visit. Medicare covers video psychiatry for the retirees around Lake Texoma and Pottsboro.
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 |
A construction subcontractor on the fab site without employer coverage pays the posted price and nothing else. HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Who will you see at Lyte?
Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, medical director and supervisory psychiatrist, is 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 more than 12 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 Sherman and Denison patients
Is there a psychiatrist who does video visits for Sherman and Denison?
Yes. Lyte sees adults, teens, and children in Sherman, Denison, and the rest of Grayson County by secure video, with the prescriber and therapist writing in one chart. You do not need a referral from a Sherman or Denison primary care office to book.
How far is the nearest Lyte office from Sherman?
About 90 miles. The clinic is at 2900 W Park Row Dr, Suite 111, Pantego, inside Arlington, reached from Sherman by US-75 south and then the Dallas freeways west. Nobody in Grayson County should plan on driving that for routine care. The only reason to make the trip is the in-person evaluation required before a stimulant for ADHD.
How quickly can a Grayson County patient get a first appointment?
Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. Booking is online at any hour, and benefits are checked before you are seen. A Denison parent who books on a Monday evening after a call from a Denison ISD counselor can usually have the child seen that week.
What does a psychiatrist cost in Sherman or Denison with insurance and without?
In network with BCBS TX, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Medicare, or Tricare, most patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. Self-pay is $250 for the new-patient psychiatric evaluation, $150 for a medication follow-up, $150 for a first therapy session, and $125 for therapy follow-ups. Sherman ISD and Denison ISD staff on TRS-ActiveCare are covered under BCBS TX.
I work rotating shifts on the Texas Instruments Sherman site. Can I keep a prescriber?
Yes. Book online and pick a slot that lands on an off day in your rotation, and every follow-up stays by video, so the prescriber does not change when the rotation does. You can take the visit from home in Denison or Sherman, or from anywhere else in Texas. If your employer or a subcontractor on the FM 1417 site asks for a letter confirming you are under care, we write it on request.
Can an Austin College or Grayson College student use Lyte?
Yes. A student at Austin College in Sherman or at the Grayson College campus in Denison can be seen by video from a dorm room or apartment. A parent in Dallas or Houston can book the first visit for a student who is still a minor; a student who is 18 or older books for themselves. Care continues over breaks anywhere in Texas.
I am on a wait at Texoma Community Center. Can I start with Lyte instead?
If you have commercial insurance, Medicare, or Tricare, or you can pay $250, yes, and you do not have to give up your place on the Texoma Community Center list to do it. Texoma Community Center serves Grayson County residents without coverage first, which is why the wait exists.
I live in Durant, Oklahoma and commute to Sherman. Can you see me?
No. We see Texas residents only. Our clinicians are licensed in Texas, and you must be physically in Texas during a telehealth visit, so a Durant or Calera address rules it out even if you badge in at the Sherman fab every morning. If you move across the Red River to Denison or Sherman, book then.
Can I get ADHD medication by video in Sherman or Denison?
Non-stimulants, yes. 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 Denison patient that is one drive down US-75 for the stimulant evaluation, then video from then on.
Nearby areas we also serve
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We also see patients from McKinney, Denton, Frisco, Greenville, and Paris, plus Van Alstyne, Howe, Pottsboro, and Whitesboro in Grayson County.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Sherman and Denison
Texoma Community Center is the public mental health authority for Grayson County and serves residents without insurance. Call or text 988 any time for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For an emergency, Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center in Sherman and Texoma Medical Center in Denison have emergency departments.
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.