Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Seguin patients by secure video from anywhere in Guadalupe County, with the same prescriber at every visit and a therapist who reads the same chart. 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 Seguin page for?
Shift change at the Caterpillar engine plant is a specific problem for mental health care. If you work a rotating schedule there, or at Alamo Group or Continental, a psychiatrist who only books weekday mornings in San Antonio is not a psychiatrist you can use. You need someone who will take a video call before your shift or on your day off, who accepts the plan on your card, and who can start this week. That is the first reader of this page.
The second is anyone in the rest of Guadalupe County who has learned that Seguin is a county seat without a county seat's worth of psychiatry. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center is where a crisis ends up. Ongoing medication management for anxiety or ADHD is a different job, and it needs a prescriber who takes your plan and has room. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, the public mental health authority for Guadalupe County, serves residents without coverage first. If you have BCBS TX, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Medicare, or Tricare from a spouse at Randolph, the fastest route is usually a private practice that takes the plan and does not require a drive.
The third is a Texas Lutheran University student on a parent's plan, or a parent of a Seguin ISD student, who does not want to wait until the next break to get a diagnosis sorted out.
What can Lyte treat for Seguin patients?
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, so a Seguin ISD family and a TLU student get the same prescriber pool as an adult from the plant. Therapy with licensed professional counselors using CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work. Combined care, meaning one shared record for the prescriber and the therapist. 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. Dr. Akintola is a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder. We write clinical letters for school, work, and clearance on request.
Mode for Seguin: secure video only, no drive. There is no Lyte office in Seguin or anywhere in Guadalupe County. Our one clinic is in Pantego, inside Arlington, roughly 250 miles up I-35, and we are not going to suggest that anyone drive it. You take the visit from your house or your truck in the plant parking lot, as long as you are physically in Texas and can hear us privately.
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 most Seguin adults and teens with ADHD, the practical route is a non-stimulant started by video this week, and we will talk through whether that fits you at the first visit.
Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. Prescriptions go electronically to the Seguin pharmacy you name, whether that is the H-E-B pharmacy or a Walgreens on the way home from the plant. If you and the prescriber decide therapy would help, you book the first counselor session before you close the video window, and the counselor reads the same notes.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Seguin
Seguin has more diagnosed depression than Boerne, its Hill Country neighbor 60 miles west, and more than the state as a whole. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) puts diagnosed depression among Seguin adults at 22.4%. The same release has Boerne at 21.5%, Texas at 19.7%, and the U.S. at 21.8%. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 17.7% in Seguin, against 15.5% in Boerne, 16.1% in Texas, and 15.4% nationally. CDC PLACES counts 22,392 adults in Seguin, which sits in Guadalupe County, so 17.7% works out to roughly 3,960 adults in the city having a bad month most months. That is a lot of people for a city of Seguin's size.
| Measure | Seguin | Boerne | Texas | U.S. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 22.4% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 21.8% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 17.7% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 15.4% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population, Seguin (Guadalupe County) | 22,392 | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
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 Seguin 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 afterward, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted. The Seguin plans we see most are BCBS TX and UnitedHealthcare from the Caterpillar plant and its suppliers, Seguin ISD staff on TRS-ActiveCare (administered by BCBS TX, in network here), Tricare for the Guadalupe County families tied to Randolph, and Medicare for older residents. TLU students on a parent's out-of-state PPO should send us a photo of the card before booking, and we will tell you the copay before the visit rather than after.
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 Seguin patients
Is there a psychiatrist in Seguin, TX who takes my insurance and can see me by video?
Yes. Lyte sees Seguin patients by secure video, in network with BCBS TX, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Ambetter, Medicare, and Tricare, and most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. You do not need a referral from Guadalupe Regional Medical Center or your family doctor to book.
Do I have to drive to San Antonio or Pantego, or is Seguin video-only?
Seguin is video-only. Our single clinic is in Pantego, inside Arlington, about 250 miles north on I-35, and we do not expect anyone from Guadalupe County to make that trip. You also do not need to drive I-10 into San Antonio for a psychiatrist who takes your plan. Every visit happens by video from wherever in Texas you are, with the in-person first evaluation for a stimulant as the one exception.
I work rotating shifts at the Caterpillar plant. Can you book around that?
Yes. Tell us your rotation when you book and we will place the first video visit on a day off or before a shift. Follow-ups move with your schedule, and refill requests go to the Seguin pharmacy you choose. If a manager needs a letter about a medication or a work restriction, we write it on request.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Seguin with and without insurance?
With an in-network plan, most Seguin patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. Without insurance, the first psychiatric evaluation is $250, medication follow-ups are $150, a first therapy session is $150, and therapy follow-ups are $125. Those are flat prices, the same whether you live near the Caterpillar plant or out past Lake McQueeney.
Can a Texas Lutheran University student use Lyte from campus?
Yes. A TLU student can take a video visit from a dorm room or a parked car on campus, on a parent's insurance or self-pay, and keep the same prescriber through summer as long as they are in Texas. If a diagnosis needs a letter for TLU accommodations, we write one on request.
¿Atienden a pacientes de Seguin en español?
Sí. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. Seguin and the rest of Guadalupe County have many households where Spanish is the first language, and a psychiatric evaluation in your own language from your own home is available within 1–2 business days.
My teen is in Seguin ISD and the school suggested an evaluation. What happens first?
The first video visit is with the prescriber. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry. Bring any notes from the Seguin ISD counselor or a 504 request, and if medication or therapy makes sense we can start either by video that week. Stimulants are the one exception; see the ADHD policy above.
Nearby areas we also serve
Explore care across San Antonio & South Texas or all Texas locations.
Guadalupe County patients outside Seguin can also use the pages for New Braunfels, Schertz and Cibolo, San Marcos, and San Antonio.
Free and low-cost mental health resources in Seguin
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is the public mental health authority for Guadalupe County and is the right first call if you have no insurance and cannot pay the self-pay rate. Call or text 988 any time for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center's emergency department is the local option in a medical emergency. Texas Lutheran University students can also ask campus counseling about short-term support while they wait for a first psychiatric visit.
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.