Often, as a tutor, I've found if the current content you are trying to learn is difficult, it may be because you're missing a key component from an earlier level. For example, doing derivatives of exponential functions can be challenging if you never learned exponential rules that let you simplify the resulting expression. I believe in doing some basic testing to see where you are and having a brief conversation to see what skills you might be missing before we begin. Trying to fill in gaps and then reattempting to learn the connection.