Ohr chodesh
You scare me, too. I have no problem listening to the ideas or opinions of lay people. But if my health (or mental health) is on the line, I will NOT base my future on someone without training. My earlier comment was not based on preference or policy. It was based on an accumulation of many experiences. There are popular C&K teachers out there who bear the responsibility of many gittin as well as shattered families. We should all be mispallel that these people should find success in a career change, for the good of the Klal.