Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Eagle Pass patients by secure video from anywhere in Maverick County, in English or in Spanish. 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. There is no Lyte office in Eagle Pass, and you do not need one for this.
Who is this Eagle Pass page for?
Eagle Pass runs on two bridges and a casino. Camino Real International Bridge and Eagle Pass Bridge I carry the daily traffic to and from Piedras Negras, and the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino south of town on the Kickapoo reservation is one of the largest employers in Maverick County. The first person this page is written for works a swing or overnight shift at that casino, has the casino's health plan on a card in their wallet, and has never once been able to book a psychiatrist between shifts because there is almost never an opening with a psychiatrist in Eagle Pass to book.
The second is a teacher or aide at Eagle Pass ISD, on the district's TRS-ActiveCare plan, whose own doctor at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center or a clinic on Main St wrote a prescription for depression a year ago and has been refilling it since, because the referral to a specialist would have meant a 140-mile drive up US-57 to San Antonio and a wait once there. A third is a grandmother in the neighborhoods off Veterans Blvd who is more comfortable in Spanish, is raising a grandchild who is struggling at school, and has been told that anything beyond the school counselor means going to San Antonio or Laredo.
Camino Real Community Services is the public mental health authority for Maverick County. It serves residents without coverage first, which is the right priority, and it leaves the insured family in Eagle Pass with no obvious next call. Lyte is built to be that next call.
What can Lyte treat for Eagle Pass patients?
The mode for Eagle Pass is secure video only. There is no Lyte office here, and our one clinic is in Pantego, inside Arlington, close to 400 miles away. That is not a drive anyone in Maverick County should make for a psychiatry appointment, and no one has to. You take the visit from home or from the truck before a shift, as long as you are physically in Texas. You see the same prescriber at every visit.
Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. If you would rather explain your history out loud in Spanish than write it down in English, say so at the first visit.
What 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. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management is available for adults, teens, and children; Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, so an Eagle Pass ISD student can be evaluated by a specialist without a trip to San Antonio. Therapy is with licensed professional counselors who use CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches. When a patient needs both, the prescriber and the counselor write in one shared chart. Dr. Akintola is also a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder. Clinical letters for school or work 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. From Eagle Pass, the non-stimulant route by video is the one most families take, and the prescriber will walk you through how those medications compare before anything is sent.
Prescriptions go electronically to the pharmacy you choose, whether that is the H-E-B in Eagle Pass or a small independent pharmacy near your house. A first evaluation by video covers your history, your current medications, and what you want to change. If you and the prescriber agree that therapy would help, you book the first counselor session before the call ends.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Eagle Pass
The useful comparison for Eagle Pass is Del Rio, 56 miles north on US-277, because the two towns share the same geography and the same shortage. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) puts diagnosed depression among Eagle Pass adults at 18.9%, a shade under Del Rio at 19.2% and under Texas at 19.7%. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 16.6% in Eagle Pass, close to Del Rio's 16.7% and above the Texas figure of 16.1%. The same release counts 20,506 adults in Eagle Pass, labeled Maverick County. That works out to more than 3,400 adults reporting frequent distress in a town with almost no psychiatrists of its own.
Read the lower depression diagnosis rate as a warning sign. Diagnosis needs a clinician, and Maverick County has almost none in this specialty. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported in 2025 that 162 Texas counties had no psychiatrist at all. For most Eagle Pass families, specialist care has meant a San Antonio drive or an English-only visit, and either one is enough to stop a family from going.
| Measure | Eagle Pass | Del Rio | Texas | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 18.9% | 19.2% | 19.7% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 16.6% | 16.7% | 16.1% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population (Maverick County) | 20,506 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 | ||
| Texas counties with no psychiatrist | 162 | Texas DSHS, 2025 |
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.
What does a psychiatrist cost in Eagle Pass with insurance or without it?
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 |
The cards we see from Eagle Pass come from a handful of places. Eagle Pass ISD staff are on TRS-ActiveCare, which runs through BCBS TX. The casino, the city, the county, and the hospital each have their own group plan, and the carrier printed on the card is what matters, so send us a photo of it and we will verify it before the visit. Border Patrol agents and other federal employees carry federal employee plans, and we check those the same way. Ambetter marketplace plans are common for families who buy their own coverage. Medicare covers our visits for older patients. If you have no coverage at all, the fee table is the whole price. HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and a $250 evaluation is far less than a day off work plus fuel to San Antonio and back.
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 Eagle Pass patients
Is there a way to see a psychiatrist from Eagle Pass without driving to San Antonio?
Yes, by secure video. Eagle Pass has few, if any, psychiatrists in private practice, and Camino Real Community Services serves uninsured Maverick County residents first. An insured family, or one that can pay $250 for an evaluation, can be seen by our prescriber by video from anywhere in Eagle Pass within 1–2 business days. The 140-mile trip up US-57 is not part of the plan.
Does Lyte have an office in Eagle Pass or anywhere nearby?
No. Our only clinic is at 2900 W Park Row Dr in Pantego, inside Arlington, close to 400 miles from Eagle Pass. Every Eagle Pass patient is seen by video, and there is no nearby Lyte office in Del Rio, Uvalde, or Laredo either. The single exception is a first stimulant evaluation for ADHD, which our policy requires in person in Pantego; families here usually choose the non-stimulant route by video instead.
How fast can someone in Eagle Pass get a first appointment?
Most new Eagle Pass patients are seen within 1–2 business days of booking. You book online at any hour, we verify your plan before the visit, and the prescription goes to your pharmacy on Veterans Blvd or wherever you fill. If you work rotating shifts at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, tell us your schedule when you book and we will find a slot that fits it.
¿Puedo tener mi cita con el psiquiatra en español desde Eagle Pass?
Sí. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. Tell us at booking that you want the visit in Spanish, and we will schedule it that way from the first evaluation forward. Most Maverick County households speak Spanish at home, and a psychiatric visit only works if you can describe how you feel in the language you think in. If your grandchild's school sent home a note in English, bring it to the visit and we will go through it with you.
What will an Eagle Pass ISD employee pay, and what does a casino employee pay?
With TRS-ActiveCare through BCBS TX, or with an in-network group plan on a casino or county card, most patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit, and we confirm the exact amount before you are seen. Without insurance, a new-patient evaluation is $250, a medication follow-up is $150, and a first therapy session is $150. Those are flat prices, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Can my child at Eagle Pass ISD be evaluated without a trip out of town?
Yes. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and evaluates children and teens by video. A parent in Eagle Pass can sit in on the visit from home, and we write letters to the school on request when a diagnosis affects a 504 plan or classroom accommodations. If a counselor at Eagle Pass High School or C.C. Winn High School has raised a concern, bring their notes to the first visit.
What happens if I need care but I am on the Piedras Negras side of the bridge?
You need to be physically in Texas during the visit. That is a licensing rule, and it applies to every video visit we do. If you live in Eagle Pass and cross for work or family, book for a time when you are back on the Texas side. We cannot see patients located in Coahuila during the call, even if they are Eagle Pass residents.
Nearby areas we also serve
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We also see patients by video in Del Rio, Laredo, and San Antonio, and from anywhere else in Maverick County, including Quemado and Elm Creek.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Eagle Pass
Camino Real Community Services is the public mental health authority for Maverick County and is the right first call for residents without insurance. Call or text 988 any time to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; it is answered in Spanish as well as English. Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center has the closest emergency department for a crisis that cannot wait. NAMI Texas lists family support groups and education programs that can be joined online.
Book a video visit at book.lytepsych.com and we will verify your benefits before you are seen. Or call 469-733-0848 and ask for a Spanish-language video visit if that is what you want.
Find the public mental health authority for your county through the Texas HHS local authority directory.