Dr Meyer qualified from the College of Phytotherapy in the UK in 1996 and has been practising in Durbanville since. She served on the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa for 5 years, and founded the South African Association of Herbal Practitioners where she was chairperson for many years. Dr Meyer has also lectured at the University of the Western Cape for 6 years and has written many articles pertaining to Phytotherapy and co-authored a book, The Illustrated Book of Herbs.
Dr Meyer has a passion for the environment and organic gardening and writes blogs regularly on the subject. Her garden is full of herbs and bee-friendly plants, many of which are an important source for the practice.