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In that case, how could the expert possibly know enough about the field to choose the right advise for someone they only know through at-best several hour long appointments?
That's a good point I hadn't thought of. Many fields probably won't be like what I described: one would need to know a lot both about the field and about the person who needs advice, to give personalized advice.
Still, I think in most fields good personalized advice requires many years of studying and working in the field, while a few weeks of studying the person who needs advice would be sufficient. There is a disparity, partially (wholly?) arising from the fact the expert is already experienced in the field when they start working with the client, and has also studied how to analyze clients' requirements.
Of course, like you say, professionals that most people are able to hire can only give them a few hours of their time at most; often much less, like the 10-30 minutes of a typical doctor's visit.