Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy is a flexible approach in changing maladaptive or rigid ways of thinking and feeling. It is not the events themselves, purely the meaning a person gives them. Negative / anxious thought patterns that build over time, become a belief system and fail to change. By identifying these negative or distorted perceptions, the clinician can evaluate and change the way a patient is thinking and ultimately feeling. -D. Kato [Lecture 2012]