Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees Humble and Kingwood patients by secure video, with the same prescriber at every visit. Most new patients are seen within 1–2 business days. With an in-network plan you will usually pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. Without insurance, a new-patient psychiatric evaluation is $250, and the price is the same for everyone.
Who is this Humble and Kingwood page for?
Picture the employee lot at Bush Intercontinental at 5:40 in the morning. Ramp crews, gate agents, TSA officers, and the people who run the concessions in Terminal C are already clocked in, and most of them live within fifteen minutes of the airport in Humble, Atascocita, or Kingwood. Airport shifts rotate, overtime comes in blocks, and a psychiatry appointment at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday in the Medical Center is a lost half day plus the Eastex Freeway both ways. If you work at IAH and have put off getting help because no clinic fit your bid schedule, a 50-minute video visit from your car before a shift is the appointment that fits.
The second reader is a parent in Kingwood or Fall Creek. Your teenager goes to Kingwood High School or Atascocita High School in Humble ISD, the counselor has raised a concern, and the pediatrician has offered a referral to a child psychiatrist with a wait measured in months. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and sees teens by video after school, so nobody has to leave work early.
Humble and Kingwood sit in northeast Harris County, and the public option for the county is The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, which serves people without coverage first. Memorial Hermann Northeast in Humble and HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood handle the emergencies. A routine appointment with a psychiatrist who takes your plan and can see you this month is the harder thing to find.
What can Lyte treat for Humble and Kingwood patients by video?
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, teens, and children. Therapy with licensed professional counselors who use CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches. Combined care, where your prescriber and your counselor share a single chart. ADHD evaluation and treatment for adults and teens with stimulant and non-stimulant options.
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. Clinical letters for school, work, or clearance are written on request. Dr. Akintola is a licensed Suboxone prescriber for opioid use disorder.
Mode: video only for Humble and Kingwood. There is no Lyte office in Humble or Kingwood. Our one physical clinic is in Pantego, in the Arlington area, roughly 250 miles up I-45 and US-287, and we do not ask anyone to make that drive for a follow-up. You log in from home or from a parked car on Kingwood Drive, and you see the same provider each time.
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 Humble and Kingwood patients that means a non-stimulant can start at the first video visit, and if a stimulant later makes sense we plan one trip to Pantego for that evaluation. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book.
The first visit is an evaluation with your prescriber. Any prescription goes electronically to the pharmacy you name in Humble or Kingwood. If your work at the airport or at one of the hospitals changes weekly, tell us your rotation when you book and we will match visit times to it rather than the other way round.
Learn how therapy and psychiatry work together when both are part of your care plan.
What the numbers say about Humble and Kingwood
Humble adults report more depression and more distress than Houston adults do. CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2023) puts diagnosed depression at 20.7% of Humble adults, compared with 19.9% for the city of Houston on the same release and 19.7% for Texas. Frequent mental distress, meaning 14 or more poor mental health days in a month, is 18.3% in Humble against 17.1% in Houston and 16.1% statewide. Humble's adult population in that release is 12,448, so the distress figure covers about 2,300 people in the city limits alone.
Kingwood does not appear as its own line in CDC PLACES. Houston annexed it in 1996, so its residents are counted inside Houston's 1,760,104 adults. Treat the Humble figures as the closest local read for the area north of Beltway 8, and expect the Kingwood and Atascocita neighborhoods to add tens of thousands more adults on top.
| Measure | Humble | Houston | Texas | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults diagnosed with depression | 20.7% | 19.9% | 19.7% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress (14+ bad days/month) | 18.3% | 17.1% | 16.1% | CDC PLACES, BRFSS 2023 |
| Adult population, Humble (Harris County) | 12,448 | 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 Humble or Kingwood 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 prices are flat, and HSA and FSA cards work. Around Humble, most cards are large employer plans, and airline and airport-contractor employees at IAH bring the same kind; read us the carrier on the card and we quote the copay before the visit. Humble ISD teachers and staff are on TRS-ActiveCare, which BCBS TX administers, and that plan is in network here. Staff at Memorial Hermann Northeast and HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood carry their hospital system's plan; send us a photo of the card and we will tell you the copay before you book the visit. Retirees in the older Kingwood villages on Medicare are covered as well.
Who will you see at Lyte?
Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD, is the 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 the faculty, and moved to Texas in 2012. Toyin Awe, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with 12+ 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 across 200+ Google reviews.
Your questions, answered
Frequently asked questions from Humble and Kingwood patients
Is there a psychiatrist who does video visits for Humble and Kingwood residents?
Yes. Lyte Psychiatry sees anyone living in Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, or the surrounding parts of northeast Harris County by secure video. You do not need a referral from Memorial Hermann Northeast or from your pediatrician, and you keep the same prescriber at every visit.
Does Lyte have an office near Bush Intercontinental or in Kingwood?
No. Lyte's only clinic is in Pantego, next to Arlington, about 250 miles from IAH by I-45 and US-287. Humble and Kingwood are video-only for us, and we say so up front so nobody plans a drive. The one exception is a first evaluation for stimulant ADHD medication, which by policy happens in person at Pantego.
How quickly can someone in Humble get a first psychiatry appointment?
Most new patients from Humble and Kingwood are seen within 1–2 business days. Booking is online at any hour, which matters if your IAH shift ends at 11 p.m. Same-week is the normal timeline for a first visit from Humble or Kingwood.
What will I pay for an online psychiatrist in Kingwood with or without insurance?
With an in-network plan such as BCBS TX, Aetna, Humana, or UnitedHealthcare, most Kingwood patients pay a $0–$30 copay per visit. Self-pay is $250 for the new-patient evaluation, $150 for a medication follow-up, and $150 for a first therapy session. A Humble ISD employee on TRS-ActiveCare is in network.
My teen is at Kingwood High School. Can a child psychiatrist see them by video?
Yes. Dr. Akintola is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and sees Humble ISD students by video, usually after the school day. Bring any counselor notes or 504 paperwork from Kingwood High or Atascocita High, and we will write school letters on request. A parent joins the first visit.
Can I start ADHD medication from Humble without driving to Pantego?
Non-stimulant medication, 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. Many Humble adults start a non-stimulant at the first video visit and never make the trip.
I work shifts at IAH. Can visits fit an airport rotation?
Yes. Tell us your bid schedule when you book and we will place visits around it, including early and late slots. A video visit takes about 50 minutes and can happen from a parked car in the employee lot, so a ramp or gate shift does not need a whole day off.
Can I be seen in Spanish from Humble?
Yes. Video visits are available in Spanish; ask when you book. Humble and the neighborhoods along FM 1960 have many Spanish-speaking households, and you can bring a family member to the first video visit if that helps.
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Free and low-cost mental health resources in Humble and Kingwood
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD is the public mental health authority for Harris County and serves residents without insurance or with limited coverage. Call or text 988 any time for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Memorial Hermann Northeast in Humble and HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood both have emergency departments for a mental health emergency. Lone Star College-Kingwood offers counseling to enrolled students.
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.