The one I see used to tell me to get xanax from a friend (I don't know if my friends take it or not - the woman seems to think almost everyone takes xanax) or have a drink before appointments. I finally figured out a way to not show the anxiety at appointments. It is still there, but I don't show the woman. She was useless at anything other than trying to drug it away.
In general I find meditation often helps me relax but it would not make it so I could cry if that was what I was after. If I was going to drug myself, I would smoke part of a joint.