Leveling up

Help am i too underleveled for crucifixion woods My stats: 19 10 20 15 18 13 9 7 The weapons i use: Claymore +1, Knight shield (even tho I don't parry i just use it to block the dogs) Armor, Thrall hood and knight armor set (i tried lothric knight armor but i was too weak) i feel like I'm attacking everyone with a feather and one swoop from the enemy and bam dead. Any help is appreciated