Hi Darion, yes this is always a difficult style to play against for sure. Yes definitely adding more variation to your pushes will help so playing longer and deeper one and then dropping in short as you said will help. Also sometimes trying to attack with a controlled topspin for a couple of shots instead of pushing, this will keep her on the defensive a bit more and force her into playing a bit more passive.
It’s also very important to mix up the placement so she has to always adjust and move into position to hit with the pimples and not just waiting in the same position.