I took an eight-week course on anger management based on cognitive behavioral techniques. It made an immediate difference in my life, and even after six or seven years it still helps me...less than an hour ago, actually.

I could be wrong, but I believe cognitive therapy is generally short-term; you learn the techniques and away you go! That doesn't mean that there are not therapists who employ these techniques in the context of a traditional therapeutic relationship, just that it isn't unusual to have "short-term" therapy.

Hope things work well for you!

DJ