No, you don't gently push...you just listen. She has to be the one to decide to go. Generally, people in MLC will only go a couple of times and hear only what they want to hear when it comes to IC. They really aren't ready to do the work until possibly much later.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.