Flourish Acupuncture & Wellness in San Carlos treats patients from Suite A at 7185 Navajo Road in San Diego's 92119 ZIP, specializing in women's health, fertility support, and holistic facial rejuvenation. Founded by Dr. Cathryn Houdek, a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and California Board-certified acupuncturist, the practice draws on Houdek's training path that began with massage therapy certification at the Hawaii School of Massage in 2013, continued through the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Denver, and culminated in both a master's and doctoral degree from Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego. The Navajo Road address places the clinic within the San Carlos commercial strip near the Cowles Mountain trailhead corridor, and the wellness-oriented patient base overlaps with the conditioning crowd at San Carlos Fitness on Lake Murray Boulevard, where members recovering from training strain add acupuncture to their recovery rotation. Clinical specialties include pregnancy support, mental and emotional health, stress management, and pain relief, with each new patient receiving a Chinese medicine physical examination and individualized treatment plan. Needle retention runs 30 to 45 minutes per session, and additional modalities include herbal medicine prescriptions, cupping therapy, and cosmetic acupuncture protocols designed as non-invasive alternatives to injectable treatments. Flourish is in-network with select Optum insurance plans, and verification begins with a card and ID submission to the office before the first scheduled appointment. The WHO and NIH endorse acupuncture as an appropriate treatment strategy for over 100 conditions, and Houdek's clinical approach uses that evidence base to build care plans addressing root-cause diagnosis rather than isolated symptom suppression. San Carlos's family-oriented residential base feeds referrals between the acupuncture clinic and neighborhood dental practices such as Mission Trails Dentistry, where patients coordinating full-spectrum preventive care add oral health alongside whole-body wellness. Free parking and wheelchair-accessible entrance and lot serve the Navajo Road suite.