Hi Paul,
I find that after I've engaged myself in a preplanned set of topics and questions to the other person and after being with the person for a long time I feel more relaxed.
Write down what you can and want, to talk about and ask, the other person, beforehand. Go through the plan just before meeting or phoning. Think what you have to do before hand so that you feel comfortable and confident, eg. have a mint.
Take something to give or share with the other person. I find that having an tape or book or something, makes things practical. Maybe you could buy a soda for the other person.
Be on the other persons side-conflicting ideas and opinions could cause anxiety.
Surround yourself in your mind with a color you feel comfortable with. If you want to be gentle, try a pink light.
If it's at work, make sure you have mastery over the facts. Practical things and steps are grounding.
You could use all the above suggestions for use with Side A of Anxiety Free, ie. know what the anxiety is communicating to you and know what you can do to be prepared for an upcoming situation.
Side B, is more a healing session. You can go back to events in your history that have prevented you from feeling safe with one on one interactions and heal your mind, and project new feelings of wellbeing and safety into your future interactions.
I like Side A, because you can gather up your strengths and anchor them to the situation that was causing you anxiety. I like Side B, too, because you can heal your inner child and leave the bad of the past behind for new learnings.
I know I have not shared enough here to really help you alot, maybe someone else can
add something.
Regards,
Grant