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Lower gears. You shouldn't need to stand on a climb.
It is nice to rest certain muscles though so it's a 'nice to have'. Sounds more like a practice issue not a bike fit issue. Train it like anything else - do a little bit, do a little bit more next time. Repeat until comfortably riding out of the saddle long enough for it to be useful. Maybe have her try on a turbo trainer is she's worried about doing it on the road, get her used to the different torso balance point?
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Here’s a weird one.
My wife has been cycling for a couple of years has had a bike fit, has the same FTP as I do... but she can’t stand up in the saddle to climb. It’s too physically uncomfortable for her to do so - she feels like she is glued to the saddle and her legs won’t let her stand and rotate the pedals.
On the flat she can stand in the saddle...
I’ve no idea how to approach this as it seems so natural for me to be able to?! But it means that going up steeper hills is basically impossible for her.
Any tips on how to fix this?