While Desperate Housewives fans contemplate who won't be around when the show returns next year, the ABC hit has announced a major casting coup:

Former Frasier star Jane Leeves will come aboard the show as Tom’s psychotherapist, Entertainment Weekly reports. She'll appear in at least two episodes.

Leeves will debut in late January. Her casting isn't a coincidence: former Frasier showrunner Joe Keenan serves as a consulting producer on Desperate Housewives.

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