ABSTRACT
The existence of Covid-19, which is sweeping the whole world, has caused Indonesia to make a policy to change the learning system that was previously face-to-face to online. As a result, students are prevented from interacting directly with their friends, making them bored and stressed. Increased stress levels can also be influenced by other factors, such as an unsupportive home environment and the number of tasks assigned with relatively few deadlines. In addition, other problems, from friends and family, are often a burden for students, significantly affecting stress levels and mental health. The data collection method used in this study uses observation and literature studies on object-oriented applications. This study uses the Waterfall method to make information systems in the designed application and Unified Modeling Language as the language used in analyzing needs. The application's design can explain in detail how this application will run, and the appearance of this application will be seen. So, the purpose of designing this application is expected to reduce stress levels by accommodating students who need counselling services. Based on the design of the Teman Berlindung that the author carried out, the author stated that there were many cases where college students had no space to tell stories or just a place to complain. Regarding mental health, Teman Berlindung is expected to be useful not only during the pandemic but can also be used in the long term and help students channel complaints to related parties. © 2022 IEEE.