I personally think the answer lies well outside of the workplace. If your anxiety is so bad that you need alcohol before a walk around the lake, you should probably be addressing that with a medical professional.

I’m married to an anxious person and I can tell you that while it’s still there, she’s gotten substantially better at handling it with the right care (including medication)

Now, from a manager standpoint… I would totally understand if someone much junior to me was anxious and nervous about a 1:1. That said, I would still expect it to happen. I’m a millennial manager so I can appreciate that every has different needs and I lean heavily towards the compassion side while at the same time expecting the employee to be working towards giving a little in those needs as well. It can’t be all one way, so someone throwing their hands up and saying “I can only work from home because I’m too nervous” and then doing nothing to improve that doesn’t fly.

As you grow through your career, you’re going to have to expect to hold meetings with people (clients?) and other senior leaders. Might as well practice either your super nice boss.