This is something I’ve seen many struggle with. They give up on therapy because it isn’t what they expected, but their expectations were not matched to the reality of what therapy is designed to do. If you’ve given up, take a look at Christine’s list of misguided perceptions and see if any apply to your experience, and think about trying again with a different outlook.
https://pro.psychcentral.com/exhausted-woman/2017/02/top-10-misguided-perceptions-of-therapy/