Professional Tutors

Strange, while providing the many advantages and disadvantages of hiring professional tutors, made an interesting statement about professional tutors: they "can speak only with the authority of someone more knowledgeable about the process of writing" (297). I wonder if tutees see professional tutors in the same way. I would think that the dynamics of the tutoring session would change because tutees might have more of a problem with wanting more directive tutoring. Their perceptions of the "professional" might predispose them to think that the "professional" could help them fix their papers. Would the professional tutors have to work harder on tutee attitude?