Understanding the lived experience of Indigenous counselors-in-training provides insight into the barriers experienced in their graduate counseling programs. Hermeneutic phenomenology and Indigenous Research Methodology were used to explore the experience of five Indigenous counselors-in-training. The study involved two individual interviews and a Talking Circle group interview. The thematic data analysis identified five main themes: "Emotional and Mental Barriers," "Personal Barriers," "Cultural Barriers," "Racism Barriers," and "Institutional Barriers." The main themes and subthemes were organized into main themes and Coyote Codes. Coyote Codes are outliers or experiences that do not meet the criteria of the phenomena. The criteria were that all participants had experienced barriers in their graduate counseling programs. These Coyote Codes are still an important part of Indigenous research and are included in a separate section of themes. This study aligned with past research but also revealed new barriers experienced by Indigenous counselors-in-training. This study offers insight into what higher education institutions, graduate counseling programs, and researchers can do to recruit, support, and retain Indigenous counselors-in-training. Throughout this study, trustworthiness was safeguarded through researcher reflexivity, member-checking in the Talking Circle group, rapport building, and using Indigenous Research Methodology to support the participants' culture. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]