About

Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel is the founder and principal of Well-being for Leaders^TM, LLC. The idea behind Well-being for Leaders^TM comes from her observations of real-life struggles and triumphs of leaders in a variety of organizations, including but not limited to health-care organizations. At the same time, Well-being for Leaders^TM relies on evidence from science in the areas of well-being, stress and burn-out, human thriving/flourishing, positive psychology, health promotion and coaching effectiveness.

Ludmila’s background is in psychology and behavioral science. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences. She spent most of her career in academic healthcare directing programs and conducting research in behavior change, as it applies to health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Ludmila presented her work at international conferences, published articles in scientific journals, lead and collaborated on grant-funded projects and received several important awards, including Fulbright Research Grant completed at Duke University Medical Center, and a Distinguished Service Award from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

While in academia, Ludmila developed an interest in faculty health and well-being. She was a member of MD Anderson’s Faculty Health Advisory Committee and a twice-elected member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate where she worked with administrative departments and C-Suite leaders on all aspects of workplace operations affecting faculty welfare. These roles allowed her to gain a deep understanding of the diverse set of issues that organizations, their leaders, and their employees face.

Today, Ludmila is an executive and leadership coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) level. She received a graduate certificate in executive and professional coaching from The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and has been coaching since 2016, both as a private practitioner and a vetted coach for well-known digital coaching platforms such as Bravely and BetterUp. You can learn more about Ludmila’s coaching focus, coaching style and testimonials on the Coaching page. Ludmila also consults and presents on topics related to well-being at work. Her LinkedIn profile is available at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludmila-cofta-woerpel. She resides in Texas, in the Greater Houston area and works with clients in the U. S. and globally.