Kristin M. Murray is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (RMFTI), and National Certified Counselor (NCC) in Florida. She is a therapist at The Next Step Counseling and founder of Path Forward Counseling, where she specializes in working with individuals from marginalized and underserved communities, with clinical interests in disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence, and accessibility in mental health care. Kristin has published on chronic illness, hearing loss, and accessibility and is the author of Late Hard of Hearing Adults: Understanding an Often Overlooked Population. As a late Hard of Hearing counselor, she integrates lived experience, clinical practice, research, and American Sign Language (ASL) training to promote culturally responsive and accessible counseling services. She also holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning, where her research emphasized accessibility, inclusion, and community planning.