Quote - huh? Not even close.  Most of what they do is observe and study and try to understand the phenomenon.

They observe nothing, much better, don't want to observe. Theory is enough.
If engineers behaved in the same way all buildings should have collapsed, the same with bridges, if a computer does not work is because the egoist society that is unable to understand how nice and perfect is this computer.

Quote - For most shrinks in the US, there is a rule that they are not allowed to impose 'their ways' on the patient. If they do, they lose their license to practice.

No, they set the rules for education, for hiring employees, how police must behave, what must be forbiden in the media, what laws must exist, blah, blah, anyway a lot of work!

Quote - I am very surprized with your negativity and sterotyping of the field. It's the kind of stigmatizing that intimidates people whom could benefit, from seeking counseling.

Only empiric observation and they are very good to find problems and traumas where never it was a problem before, it's like you had a simple headche and ends with liver trasplant, one healthy leg amputed, no hair and have to take remedies for the rest of your life.
Any similarity with medics is pure coincidence, no animal was harmed and all animals are over 18 .......

Stupidity also evolves!