If you get a platform shoe, maybe consider one if you think you might go to a clipless setup that has a removable cleat cover. My wife is deathly afraid of being clipped in to her pedals, but I got her some Magped pedals that uses strong magnets that keep her foot connected but are not a super struggle to set the foot. She would really struggle getting her foot in and out of the pedals, no matter how light I made the setup, but with the Magped, it made it very easy for her. It was a great purchase in my opinion. They have several platform versions, but also road, and gravel.