Can I see a psychiatrist in Cleburne, TX this week?

Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Cleburne patients by secure video from home, and in person at our Pantego clinic, about 30 miles northeast of you by way of US-67 and I-35W. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. In-network copays run $0–$30 per visit, and a self-pay psychiatric evaluation is $250.

Who this page is for in Cleburne

You live in Cleburne or somewhere else in Johnson County, and you have already found out how hard it is to get a psychiatrist in town who takes your insurance and has an opening this month. Your family doctor near Texas Health Cleburne may have started you on an antidepressant and told you to find a specialist. Or your teenager at a Cleburne ISD campus is failing classes, and the counselor used the word ADHD. You might work for the county at the courthouse on the square, with good insurance and no one to use it with.

Cleburne is the Johnson County seat, and the Chisholm Trail Parkway puts downtown Fort Worth within a toll-road drive. Texas Health Cleburne has an emergency room for a crisis. Pecan Valley Centers is the public mental health authority for Johnson County, and it exists for people with serious mental illness and few options, so if you have a job and a BlueCross BlueShield of Texas card you are usually not who they are set up to serve first.

For most people in Cleburne, video is the practical answer. You see the same board-certified psychiatrist or nurse practitioner from your kitchen table, and the in-person office in Pantego is there if you ever want it.

What can Lyte treat for Cleburne patients?

Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, so a Cleburne ISD eighth-grader with anxiety and a retired rancher with depression are both in scope. 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.

Therapy and counseling with our licensed professional counselors, who use CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches. If you see both a prescriber and a therapist here, they share one chart. Your therapist knows what medication you started, and your prescriber knows what came up in session.

ADHD evaluation and treatment for adults and teens, including QbCheck objective testing. We prescribe stimulants and non-stimulants. Dr. Akintola is also a licensed Suboxone prescriber, so medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder is available for Johnson County patients. We write clinical letters for school, work, and clearance on request.

By video, you see the same provider every visit from anywhere in Texas, and from Cleburne that means no drive at all. In person, the clinic is at 2900 W Park Row Dr, Suite 111, in Pantego, about 30 miles from the Cleburne courthouse square. Take US-67 northeast to I-35W, go north to I-20, head east, and exit Bowen Rd. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book.

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 Cleburne family that is one drive up US-67, and then video from home after that.

What the numbers say about Cleburne

Cleburne has 23,435 adults, and 23.5% of them have been told by a doctor that they have depression, according to CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023). That is higher than the Texas rate of 19.7% and the national rate of 21.8% from the same CDC BRFSS 2023 data. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 18.7% in Cleburne. Texas sits at 16.1% and the country at 15.4%.

Nearly one in four adults in Cleburne carries a depression diagnosis, and close to one in five is having a bad month right now. Apply 18.7% to 23,435 adults and you get about 4,400 people. One hospital ER and one public mental health authority for the whole county are not built to see that many people for outpatient visits.

How much does a psychiatrist cost in Cleburne with insurance?

For most insured Cleburne patients, $0 to $30 per visit after we verify your benefits. We are in network with BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, Cigna and Evernorth, Aetna, Humana, Ambetter, Medicare, Tricare, and more (see the full list). We check your benefits before the first visit, so you know your copay before you log on.

If you work for Cleburne ISD, your TRS-ActiveCare plan runs on the BlueCross BlueShield of Texas network, and we are in it. Staff at Texas Health Cleburne and Johnson County employees tend to carry the large commercial carriers listed above. Older residents in Cleburne are usually on Medicare, which we accept, and a video visit spares them the drive up US-67.

Without insurance, you pay a flat fee and know it in advance. HSA and FSA cards work.

Who will you see at Lyte Psychiatry?

Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, is our medical director and supervisory psychiatrist. He is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, trained at Johns Hopkins and stayed on faculty there before moving to Texas in 2012. Toyin Awe, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than 12 years of experience. Victoria Gonzalez, LPC, NaTascha Jones, LPC, and Prishina Jimenez, LPC, provide therapy. More than 3,000 patients have come through the practice, which holds a 4.9-star average from over 200 Google reviews.

Frequently asked questions from Cleburne patients

Is there a psychiatrist who can see someone in Cleburne this week?

Yes. Lyte Psychiatry books most new Cleburne patients within 1–2 business days. Video is the practical starting point from Cleburne, since Pantego is about 30 miles away. If you want the in-person visit, it is there. Book at book.lytepsych.com or call 469-733-0848.

How far is the Lyte office from Cleburne, and do I have to go?

The office is at 2900 W Park Row Dr, Suite 111, Pantego, TX 76013, about 30 miles northeast of the Johnson County courthouse. You do not have to go. Everything except a first stimulant evaluation can be done by video from Cleburne. If you do drive, take US-67 to I-35W, north to I-20, east to the Bowen Rd exit, then north to Park Row.

How fast can a Cleburne ISD student get an ADHD or anxiety evaluation?

Usually within 1–2 business days for the first appointment. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, so we do not refer Cleburne kids on to a Fort Worth children's hospital for the first evaluation. If a stimulant is likely, that first visit is in person at Pantego. If it is anxiety, depression, or a non-stimulant plan, video works from the start, and we write the letter a Cleburne ISD counselor may ask for when you request a 504 plan.

What does a psychiatrist cost in Cleburne with and without insurance?

With an in-network plan such as BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, or Medicare, most Cleburne patients pay $0 to $30 per visit. Without insurance, a new-patient psychiatric evaluation is $250, a medication follow-up is $150, therapy is $150 for the first session and $125 after that, and a QbCheck ADHD test is $150. Cleburne ISD staff on TRS-ActiveCare are in network through BlueCross BlueShield of Texas.

I was seen at Texas Health Cleburne for a crisis. Can Lyte handle the follow-up?

Yes, once you are discharged and stable. Bring the discharge summary and the medication list from Texas Health Cleburne, and we will pick up the medication management by video within 1–2 business days, so the hospital prescription does not run out with no one to renew it. If you were referred to Pecan Valley Centers and are waiting on an intake, you can see us in the meantime if your insurance or the self-pay rate works for you.

If I live outside Cleburne in rural Johnson County, does video still work?

Yes. Rio Vista, Keene, Joshua, Godley, and Grandview are all inside our Texas service area, and a video visit needs only a phone or a laptop with a working connection. If your signal at home is weak, take the visit from a parked car in town or on the Wi-Fi at work. You keep the same provider every visit, and the office in Pantego is available if you ever want to come in.

Do I have to drive to Pantego to start ADHD medication from Cleburne?

For a stimulant, yes, once. 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. From Cleburne that first trip is about 30 miles up US-67 and I-35W, and after that you can stay on video.

What is the drive and parking like from Cleburne if I do come in?

Plan on the better part of an hour outside rush hour. US-67 to I-35W to I-20 is the plain route; the Chisholm Trail Parkway to I-20 east is a toll alternative if you are coming from the west side of Cleburne. Parking is on site in Pantego. The usual pattern from Cleburne is one drive for a stimulant evaluation, then video.

Nearby areas we also serve

We also see patients from Burleson, Mansfield, Midlothian, Fort Worth, and Arlington, and our office page for Pantego has directions.

Free and low-cost mental health resources in Cleburne

Pecan Valley Centers is the public mental health authority for Johnson County. If you have no insurance and a serious diagnosis, start there. For a crisis at any hour, call or text 988. Texas Health Cleburne has an emergency department if you or your child are in immediate danger. Cleburne ISD campus counselors can point families to district-level support.

If you are not in crisis, have insurance or can pay the self-pay rate, and want to be seen this week, book online or call 469-733-0848. Start by video from Cleburne, or in person at Pantego, and keep the same provider from there.