I don't think you'd need to do a whole lot of research- if there's anything in particular you'd like to know, you might as well ask them as they'll be able to answer in relation to that specific group rather than a general answer which is what you'd find online.
With regards to mindfulness, perhaps you could explain to your individual therapist when you get one that you're not confident that mindfulness is right for you, and hopefully they'll be supportive of you questioning it a little bit, whilst still giving it a chance to see if there's parts of it that you would find useful.
I imagine they have two people assessing you just because two heads are better than one! They'll want to be able to make sure they get the complete picture of your difficulties so they can come up with a plan of action that is most suited to you, and having two people means they can work together and combine their experience to come up with that plan.
In terms of how much diazepam to take, I would recommend discussing it with your prescriber to see what they think, though to an extent I guess you could wait and see if you feel you need it, rather than pre-empting it; you may find you cope better than you expect!
With regards to MIND, maybe they could let you know when they plan to call so then you would know who was calling?
Also, do you mean that you don't think you'd be able to go to the group when your significant other comes from the States? Hopefully she wouldn't mind entertaining herself for a little bit whilst you have your appointment.
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