If these things are a problem for her and are causing her some fair amount of concern, then yes, perhaps she would benefit from some help. But if she's okay with the way she is and the way her life is, then there's nothing to do because there's no problem (for her, anyway).
When you see someone else suffering and in emotional pain, our first instinct is to reach out to them to try and help. Friends do this best by just being friends -- listening to the other person, offering advice, and doing things that are enjoyable together. While a friend can suggest additional assistance might be helpful to the person in need, all they can do is to make the suggestion once. Once it is out there, then it's out there and the person knows that it is now an option. If they ask for your help to pursue professional help, that's great! But if they don't want to talk about it any further, or say, "Thanks, but I'm doing fine," then you have to let it go because the person either doesn't want the help, or doesn't want it at this time (or is in too much pain to accept it, which is an altogether more difficult issue to deal with).
John
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