Nothing it what Paula has said in any way indicates she is suicidal. She's feeling hopeless, but that's not even really in the suicidal thinking range from what she describes. She, as far as I am aware, doesn't have a psychiatric history that would show she's at risk (i.e. previous suicide attempts, previous hospitalizations, self injury behaviors, bipolar disorder or another psychiatric diagnosis that can decompensate quickly). It would be a very poor therapist indeed that would jump from "I feel hopeless about life" to "well, she immediately must be involuntarily committed to the hospital". Most therapists have heard and seen hopelessness and will simply listen and help her work through that.