Gadolhadorah,
Perhaps yidden need to setp back, take responsibility for their own lives and seek advice from whoever is best qualified to offer such help.
Who says “yidden” don’t?
In many cases involving halacaha, a rav may be well-positioned to provide needed guidance
The hedging here sounds a bit strange. If a rav is not best suited for halachic shailos, then who would be?
but on most matters of personal well being, family relationships, financial health, jobs and education, the decision will go well beyond Halacha and the advice or real experts in the subject matter should be relied upon.
B”H, I have a close relationship with my rav, and seek his counsel on a wide range of issues that affect me and my family. This has never prevented me from also utilizing the services of whatever expert is best positioned to deal with the situation at hand. Rather, it enhances my approach to the situation by adding a perspective grounded in Torah. Not to mention that most things that happen in life do end up having halachic ramifications.